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Percentage of recovering substance abuse addicts in Canada who had select mental health diagnoses or symptoms as of 2016

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Addiction, substance use disorder or substance dependence	70.3%
Substance abuse	45.8%
Mood disorder (depression or bipolar disorder)	44.7%
Anxiety or panic disorder	34.6%
Post-traumatic stress disorder, emotional trauma or occupational stress injury	22.8%
Suicidal ideation	15.7%
Attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder	11.1%
Chronic pain disorder	10.4%
Eating disorder (anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating) or compulsive exercise	10.4%
High-risk sexual activity	7%
Personality disorder	5.8%
Compulsive shopping, spending or hoarding	4.8%
Problem gambling	3.2%
Psychotic episode or disorder	2.6%
Schizophrenia	1.6%
No response	0.9%
None of the above	11.2%

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Release date

May 2017

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

April 18 to June 1, 2016

Number of respondents

850 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

self-defining as being in recovery from addiction

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Respondents could provide more than one answer, so total can sum to more than 100 percent.

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This statistic shows the percentage of recovering substance abuse addicts in Canada who were diagnosed with or experienced select mental health symptoms as of 2016. As of that time, around 34.6 percent of surveyed recovering addicts stated they had been diagnosed with or experienced anxiety or panic disorder.