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By the numbers

120,000
U.S. deaths annually because of substance abuse.

50
Percentage of domestic violence that involves substance abuse

70
Percentage of child-abuse and neglect cases involving substance abuse

50-75
Percentage of property crimes involving substance abuse

95
Percentage of drug abusers who return to drugs within three years if jailed without treatment

375,000
Kentuckians who need treatment for substance abuse

1 in 12
Number who will get treatment

Sources: Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence