Too often, addiction goes untreated

Too often, addiction goes untreated
According to SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

23.2 million persons (9.4 percent of the U.S. population) aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem in 2007.

Of these individuals, 2.4 million (10.4 percent of those who needed treatment) received treatment (hospital, drug or alcohol rehabilitation or mental health center).

20.8 million persons (8.4 percent of the population aged 12 or older) did not receive treatment.

My comment

I think that 8.4% of the population who needs treatment and did not receive it is to much! This tells me that drug use is not look closely enough I mean in these statistics 12 years old are listed. these 12 years old did not just try the drug they NEED treatment they have past the stage of just trying they are addicted.

For more information:
http://www.drugabuse.gov/infofacts/treatmeth.html