How many people are incarcerated because of alcohol and drug problems?
More than than 7 million adult Americans are in the criminal justice system; 2 million offenders are incarcerated and 5 million are on probation or parole. Fifty percent of these offenders are classified as being dependent on drugs, and nearly a third of State prisoners and a quarter of Federal prisoners committed their crimes under the influence of drugs. The failure to address the addiction of those under criminal justice supervision has severe consequences for society, the offender, and taxpayers.
