The phrase "addiction rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the frequency or prevalence of addiction within a specific population or context.
Example: "The addiction rate among teenagers has increased significantly over the past decade."
Alternatives: "prevalence of addiction" or "rate of addiction".
Studies show the addiction rate for marijuana is about 10percentt.
But, unlike other government measures, the study released on Wednesday found a marijuana addiction rate almost 20% higher than others.
Respected pain authorities estimated that OxyContin's addiction rate among those in pain could be a mere 1percentt, perhaps less.
A new philosophy of pain management resulted in a surge in demand and the U.S. addiction rate.
Further, decades of survey data also show that the addiction rate among the unemployed is usually around twice as high as among those who have jobs.
(In 1999, a Purdue-funded study of patients who used OxyContin for headaches found that the addiction rate was thirteen per cent).
Marijuana has not been found to be physically addictive, and addiction rates of any kind are lower for marijuana than for alcohol, tobacco and harder drugs.
Embarrassed drug warriors blame this on alleged cultural differences, but even in fairly similar countries tough rules make little difference to the number of addicts: harsh Sweden and more liberal Norway have precisely the same addiction rates.
Chasing a heroin high in Chicago Jump to media player The number of heroin addicts is cheaper and more readily available than ever before with addiction rates reportedly at an all-time high.
What she saw was a justice system that treated addicts like serious criminals, resulting in lengthy jail sentences that were not reducing addiction rates or the crimes associated with them.
Meanwhile local addiction rates are soaring, he added.
