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About what share of Americans aged 12 and up had a substance use disorder in 2020?

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18-25 (about 7%)

In 2020, which age group in the US had the highest rate of substance use disorder?

Young adults consistently show higher substance use disorder rates than other age groups.

Source: Wikipedia - Substance use disorder (2020) en.wikipedia.org

271 million (about 5.5% of adults)

Worldwide in 2017, about how many people used at least one illicit drug?

That figure covers any illicit drug use, not just people with a disorder.

Source: Wikipedia - Substance use disorder (2017) en.wikipedia.org

35 million

Of the people worldwide who used illicit drugs in 2017, about how many had a diagnosable substance use disorder?

Only a fraction of people who use drugs go on to develop a disorder.

Source: Wikipedia - Substance use disorder (2017) en.wikipedia.org

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