Introduction

Drug abuse and alcohol abuse are ongoing concerns among policymakers at the Federal, State, and local levels. Indeed, substance abuse has been called the Nation's number one health problem and has a wide-ranging impact on individual's health, family, and work relationships (Horgan et al., 1993). As noted in Chapter 9, 1% of the total population reported three or more problems with marijuana use that are considered potential signs of dependence, 0.3% reported three or more problems with cocaine use, and 5% reported three or more problems with alcohol use. In this chapter, the prevalence of substance abuse treatment in the past year, the prevalence of treatment by frequency of substance use, the perceived need for treatment, and substance abuse resources provided in the workplace by size of the business are discussed.