What percentage of employees (in the state of Maine) currently have a substance abuse problem?
Maine state data has not been compiled as of this writing, but national information is available. The 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that in the U.S. among full-time workers aged 18 – 49, 1 in 12 reported past month heavy alcohol use, and 1 in 13 reported past month illicit drug use. In the past year, 1 in 14 of these workers was dependent or abusing alcohol, and 1 in 53 was dependent or abusing illicit drugs.
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