The latest data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (1996) finds that among children: * 6 percent (4 million) had at least one parent in need of treatment for illicit drug abuse. * 4 percent (3 million) lived with at least one parent who was dependent on illicit drugs. * 8 percent (6 million) lived with at least one parent who was dependent on alcohol. * 14 percent (11 million) lived with one or more parents who reported past-year use of illegal drugs, while 11 percent (8 million) lived with at least one parent who reported past-month use. * 50 percent (38 million) lived in a household where at least one parent reported cigarette use in the past month. SOURCE: National Institute on Drug Abuse.

 
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