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eNewsletter - October 2, 2008
New National Survey Findings
The federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released the results of a new national survey of the American public on their attitudes toward substance abuse, and the effectiveness of prevention, treatment and recovery programs. One of the findings is that a large majority of Americans believe that people in recovery from substance addictions can live productive lives and contribute to their community.
The new survey showed that most Americans are supportive of people in recovery, and that the public overwhelmingly believes that prevention and treatment efforts can work.
One of the interesting findings was that younger Americans aged 25 to 34 are more likely than those age 65 and older to believe that people in recovery from illicit drugs can go on to live productive lives (70 percent compared to 51 percent).
The survey was conducted by Opinion Research Corporation and Macro International Inc. and the complete survey findings are available on the SAMHSA website. 1,010 adults across the country were interviewed and the survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent.