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22 Million Americans Suffer from Substance Dependence or Abuse

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Perceived Treatment Need and Efforts To Get Treatment Among Persons Who Needed* But Did Not Receive Treatment for Illicit Drugs: 2002

Title: Perceived Treatment Need and Efforts To Get Treatment Among Persons Who Needed But Did Not Receive Treatment for Illicit Drugs: 2002; Felt need and made effort to get treatment 88,000 persons; felt need and made no effort to get treatment 274,000 persons; felt no need for treatment 5,974,000 persons; total number needing but not receiving treatment 6,335,000 persons; source: SAMHSA, office of applied studies, national survey on drug use and health, 2002.d

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