2/3 of people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused/neglected as children
More than 1/3 of adolescents with a report of abuse/neglect will have a substance use disorder before their 18th birthday (3x as likely as those without a report of abuse/neglect)
Criminal Behavior
59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile
28% more likely to be arrested as an adult
30% more likely to commit violence crime
14% of all men & 36% of all women in person in the USA were abused as children
Abused/neglected children are about 11x more likely to become involved in criminal activity