Figure 7.9 is titled "Past Year Perceived Need and Effort Made to Receive Specialty Treatment among Persons Aged 12 or Older Needing but Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drugs or Alcohol: 2003." It is a pie chart, with the following note below: "20.3 Million Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drugs or Alcohol." The pie chart is divided into three sections representing the perceived need and effort made to receive specialty treatment for illicit drugs or alcohol.
Among the 20.3 million persons needing but not receiving specialty treatment, 94.9% did not feel they needed treatment, 3.8% felt they needed treatment but did not make an effort to get treatment, and 1.3% felt they needed treatment and did make an effort to get treatment.