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The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
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Prevalence of Alcohol and Drug Use in the Welfare System
and the General Population in a Northern California County
| Category |
Percent of Welfare Recipients |
Percent of General Population |
Problem drinker |
24 |
11 |
Illicit drug user, past year |
58 |
27 |
Multiple drug user, past year |
21 |
1 |
Source: Weisner and Schmidt (1993).
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