The
NSDUH Report: Religious Involvement and Substance Use Among
Adults In
2005, about 168 million adults aged 18 or older (78.1%) reported that
religious beliefs are a very important part of their lives, 75.1% reported
that religious beliefs influence how they make decisions in their lives
and 30.8% attended religious services 25 times or more in the past year.
Adults who attended religious services 25 times
or more in the past year were less likely to have used cigarettes, alcohol,
or illicit drugs in the past month than those who attended religious
services fewer than 25 times. About 6.1% of the adults who reported
that religious beliefs are a very important part of their lives used
illicit drugs in the past month compared with 14.3% of adults who reported
that religious beliefs are not an very important part of their lives.
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Based
on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, during 2002, approximately
91% of youths aged 12 to 17, participated in one or more school-based, community-based,
church or faith-based, or other activities (e.g., karate lessons) during the past
year. Rates of past year use of cigarettes, alcohol, or illicit drugs were lower
among youth who participated in such activities than nonparticipants. See
The NSDUH Report: Participation in
Youth Activities and Substance Use Among Youths
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