NIDA's mission is to advance science on the causes and consequences of drug use and addiction and to apply that knowledge to improve individual and public health. NIDA is one of the National Institutes of Health.
Public concern about addiction is down even in the parts of the U.S. where drug overdose death rates have increased the most.
The Drug Enforcement Agency has seized xylazine-fentanyl dope in at least 48 states and warned in November 2022 that many people don’t realize they’re taking it.
Read on to learn more about alcohol and drug use statistics in the U.S. as well as specific drug statistics and the prevalence of substance use disorders.
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Provides an overview of drug use and addiction, including what happens in the brain during drug use, why some people become addicted while others don't, and the importance of prevention.
Many Republicans have recast the debate over drugs and fentanyl as a crime and border security problem. Often their attacks are based on conspiracy theories and discredited ideas about addiction.
Offers basic facts about the synthetic opioid Fentanyl including how it is abused, its effect on the brain, and other health effects.
Nearly 92,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2020, marking a 30% increase from the year before, a 75% increase over five years and by far the highest annual total on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Preliminary figures suggest that the 2021 death toll from overdoses may be even higher. While overdose death rates have increased in every major demographic group in recent years, no group has seen a bigger increase than Black men. As a result, Black men...
The National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics has the latest facts & statistics on substance abuse, including alcoholism & opioid addiction.