Of all unemployed Americans aged 18 or older in 2010, nearly 18 percent were current illicit drug users.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse and Drug Enforcement Administration reports that about 1 in 20 high school seniors admit to having taken OxyContin without a prescription.
Serious medical or mental illness as well as criminal involvement may increase the likelihood of individuals prematurely leaving drug rehab, in which case intensive interventions may be required to retain them.
Rhode Island has the highest rate of annual cocaine use (12.1 percent) among individuals aged 18 to 25 in the nation.