# How substance use reaches families and communities

Canonical page: https://data.verasight.io/health/how-substance-use-reaches-families-and-communities/

> Indexed question in Health.

## Reading

In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 1 to 4, 2026, 56% of Americans agreed that substance use has affected them, their family and friends, or their community.

About a quarter disagreed at 27%, while 17% selected none of the above.

## Topline

Substance use has affected me, my family and friends, and/or my community.

56% agreed that substance use has affected them or their community.

Net findings combine adjacent response options from the same scale.

- Agree: 33.4%
- Strongly agree: 22.9%
- None of the above: 17.0%
- Disagree: 14.9%
- Strongly disagree: 11.7%

## 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: 2026-05-01 → 2026-05-04
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- 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/sbm-2026#q-B.27](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.27)

## Citation

SBM Omnibus Survey #2026-049, fielded May 1-4, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.27](https://reports.verasight.io/r/sbm-2026#q-B.27)