The survey was conducted for Landmark Recovery by OnePoll that asked 2,000 individuals in the U.S. about multiple aspects of addiction in America.
Here are key findings of the survey:
- Seventy-three percent of respondents said they have a personal connection to substance abuse.
-
- Sixty-five percent said a family member or friend has experienced addiction.
-
- Forty-six percent reported they have felt dependent on substances at some point.
-
- Twenty-eight percent of respondents said they themselves are survivors of addiction.
- Eighty percent of respondents said they feel substance use disorder is more common in 2022 than 10 years ago.
- Forty-five percent said they know someone who died as a result of an addiction.
- Forty-seven percent said addiction is a serious problem in their community.
- Eighty percent of respondents said they believe treatment can help someone recover from a substance use disorder.
Landmark Recovery suggested a lessening stigma around substance use disorder, which affected more than 38 million adults in 2022.
