From the ArcaMax Publishing, Health & Fitness Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/healthtips/s-565962-387468
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.