Original question: Has drug abuse ever been a cause of trouble in your family?
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Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones and cellular phones, with interviews conducted in Spanish for respondents who are primarily Spanish-speaking. Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 70% cell phone respondents and 30% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by time zone within region. Landline and cell phone telephone numbers are selected using random digit dial methods. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member has the next birthday.
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U.S. adults who had trouble in their family due to drug abuse from 1995 to 2021
In the United States, the percentage of adults who stated they had ever had trouble in their family due to drug abuse rose from 19 percent in 1995 to 32 percent in 2021. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family from 1995 to 2021.
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Gallup. (November 11, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family from 1995 to 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1306403/percentage-of-us-adults-that-reported-problems-in-family-due-to-drug-abuse/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family from 1995 to 2021." Chart. November 11, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1306403/percentage-of-us-adults-that-reported-problems-in-family-due-to-drug-abuse/
Gallup. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family from 1995 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1306403/percentage-of-us-adults-that-reported-problems-in-family-due-to-drug-abuse/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Reported Drug Abuse Had Ever Caused Trouble in Their Family from 1995 to 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Nov 2021, /statistics/1306403/percentage-of-us-adults-that-reported-problems-in-family-due-to-drug-abuse/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family from 1995 to 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1306403/percentage-of-us-adults-that-reported-problems-in-family-due-to-drug-abuse/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family from 1995 to 2021 [Graph], Gallup, November 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1306403/percentage-of-us-adults-that-reported-problems-in-family-due-to-drug-abuse/
