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Survey: Most know someone addicted

NEW YORK (UPI) -- Regardless of race, age, income or where people live, 76 percent of U.S. adults know someone who has been addicted to alcohol or drugs, a survey indicates.

The telephone survey, conducted May 29-June 1 of 1,001 U.S. adults by Lake Research Partners, also indicates that 49 percent do not think they would be able to afford the costs of treatment if they or a family member needed drug or alcohol treatment. This concern about affordability is highest among U.S. adults with incomes under $50,000.

Three-quarters of Americans are concerned that people who are addicted to alcohol or drugs many not be able to get treatment because they lack insurance coverage or cannot afford it, the surveys says.

Seventy-three percent support including alcohol and drug addition treatment as part of national healthcare reform to make it more accessible and affordable, while 68 percent also support increasing federal and state funding for alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and recovery services.

"Americans are concerned that people who are addicted to alcohol or drugs may not be able to get the treatment they need because they lack insurance coverage or can't afford treatment," Victor Capoccia, director of the CATG initiative. "We are treating just 10 percent of the 23 million people in the United States who need addiction treatment."

The survey's margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 06/16/2009

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