The Hill (8/15, Latour) reports, “Two-thirds of U.S. adults have been impacted in some way by the nation’s substance use crisis,” according to findings from “a new KFF Tracking Poll” announced on Aug. 15. In the poll, 66% “of respondents…said either they themselves or a family member have experienced addiction to alcohol or drugs, homelessness due to addiction, or an overdose resulting in an emergency room visit, hospitalization or death.” What’s more, “among white respondents, 67 percent said someone in their family has experienced addiction or overdose, compared to 58 percent of Black adults and 56 percent of Hispanic adults,” a gap that “‘is mostly driven by addiction to alcohol and prescription painkillers,’ the researchers noted.”
HealthDay (8/15, Reinberg) reports, “The poll of over 1,300 U.S. adults was conducted from July 11 to 19 either online or by telephone.” The American Psychiatric Association provides additional information on substance use disorder.
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— “Majority of US adults say addiction has affected their family in some way: poll,”AMEE LATOUR, The Hill , August 15, 2023