To examine the current attitudes and behaviors of Americans toward substance abuse and related issues, Hazelden conducts national population-based surveys on various topics.
Workplace Addiction Survey - 2003
Nearly one in four human resources (HR) professionals surveyed reveal that their companies are less likely to hire a job candidate if the person is in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction - even though 89 percent believe treatment is effective in helping those employees fight addiction.
Parental Attitudes Toward Marijuana Use - 1999
While the vast majority of parents (98 percent) would be upset if they discovered their teens were using marijuana, less than half (40 percent) of parents advised teens not to use, and only 20 percent emphasized it's illegal during the most recent dialog on the topic with their teens.
Bias Against Recovering Alcoholics and Addicts - 1999
The majority of Americans say they accept alcoholism as a disease (79 percent); yet when presented with a practical situation, many people reveal a bias against the recovering alcoholic or addict.
Parental Attitudes Toward Alcohol Use - 1998
Only 23.1 percent of parents say they forbid their children to drink alcohol before they reach legal age. More parents (60.3 percent) prefer to handle the issue of teen alcohol use by telling their kids they prefer they not drink, but if they do, the parents will make arrangements for transportation home.
Current and Former Smokers - 1998
On average, it took former smokers 18.6 years before they finally quit. The average former smoker tried to quit 10.8 times before he or she was able to abstain from smoking tobacco products.
