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Pre-Conditions for the Growth of Addiction In 2025, 48.4 million Americans aged 12 and older, or 16.8% of this population, had a substance use disorder, with 28.2 million reporting a drug use disorder in the past year. Opioid-related overdoses remain a leading cause of death, though national figures dropped from over 110,000 in 2023 to […]

Pre-Conditions for the Growth of Addiction The United States faces a significant drug addiction crisis, notably involving opioids, marijuana, and other substances. In 2023, over 107,000 drug overdose deaths were recorded nationally, with synthetic opioids like fentanyl accounting for approximately 69% of these fatalities. Marijuana use remains at historic highs among adults, while opioid addiction