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Poll Finds Alcohol and Drug Addiction Has Impacted the Lives of 63 Percent of Americans

Poll Finds Alcohol and Drug Addiction Has Impacted the Lives of 63 Percent of Americans. Peter D. Hart Research Associates and Robert M. Teeter’s Coldwater Corporation. April 19-22, 2004.

A poll conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates and Robert M. Teeter’s Coldwater Corporation April 19-22, 2004 found strong public support for action to address discrimination against people in recovery from addiction. A majority of those surveyed (63 percent) said there had been a great deal or some impact on their own lives as a result of grappling with addiction, and for most of them (72 percent of those who have been impacted) the addiction was among a family member.