NUMBERS GIVE REASON FOR HOPE

* Percent of a group of 1,024 Alaskan substance abusers in residential
treatment who were dependent on alcohol: 70 .*

* Percent dependent on marijuana: 23.

* Percent dependent on cocaine: 19.

* Percent arrested for criminal violations before undergoing
residential treatment for chemical dependency: 34.

* Percent of the same group arrested within one year after treatment:
9.

* Percent arrested for traffic violations before treatment:
28.

* Percent arrested for traffic violations within one year after
treatment: 5.

* Percent involved in motor vehicle accidents before treatment:
20.

* Percent involved in motor vehicle accidents within one year after
treatment: 9

* Percent who reported having been physically abused before age 18:
29.

* Percent of 510 chemically dependent adults receiving outpatient care
who reported they entered treatment because they had been arrested for
DWI: 45.

* Some were using more than one substance.

Source - Alaska Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Chemical
Dependency Treatment Outcome Study
1994-98