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STATISTICS & TRENDS

Get Clean for Them: At least 10 Percent of Children Live in Households with at Least One Addicted Parent

This article highlights the findings regarding youths being exposed to substance abuse at a very young age while also extrapolating what that means for young people to grow up in a home where substance abuse is normal and seen as a typical thing to do.

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Parents: Getting Rid of Expired Pills Can Save Kids

A significant percentage of young people undergo their first exposure to mind-altering drugs by simply consuming leftover medications they found in the family medicine cabinet or elsewhere in the home. Because it is far easier to prevent someone from using...

STATISTICS & TRENDS

Addiction and Domestic Abuse—Treating Addiction Helps Reduce Abuse Statistics

Drug and alcohol addiction causes untold harm not only to those immediately affected but also to their family members and loved ones. Sadly, domestic abuse, another serious problem, often appears in the same households where addiction occurs. How can both...