# Four in ten don't know anyone with a substance use problem

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/culture/four-in-ten-dont-know-anyone-with-a-substance-use-problem/

> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

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

If you know someone with a substance use problem, how close are you to that person?

Four in ten don't know anyone with a substance use problem.

- Not applicable- I do not know someone with a substance use problem: 40.4%
- 5 - very close: 22.4%
- 3: 13.7%
- 4: 10.7%
- 1 - not very close: 6.5%
- 2: 6.3%

## 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: 2025-11-14 → 2025-11-20
- 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

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#relationship-strength-with-individuals-with-substance-use-problems](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#relationship-strength-with-individuals-with-substance-use-problems)

## Citation

Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#relationship-strength-with-individuals-with-substance-use-problems](https://reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025#relationship-strength-with-individuals-with-substance-use-problems)