Four in ten don't know anyone with a substance use problem
Core finding
A third of Americans (33%) say they are close to someone with a substance use problem, including 22% who describe the relationship as very close, a November 2025 Verasight survey finds. Smaller shares of all adults are somewhere in between (14%) or say they are not close to the person they know (13%).
The remaining 40% do not know anyone with a substance use problem at all.
Topline distribution
Four in ten don't know anyone with a substance use problem.
If you know someone with a substance use problem, how close are you to that person?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 2 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
If you know someone with a substance use problem, how close are you to that person?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.