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Canadians' select barriers to substance abuse recovery as of 2016

Percentage of Canadians in recovery that cited select barriers to their recovery process in 2016

The data displays the percentage of recovering substance abuse addicts in Canada that cited select barriers to their recovery from substance use in 2016. According to the survey, 54.9% of respondents cited "not being ready, not believing you had a problem, or not believing the problem was serious enough" as a barrier to recovery.

Did not experience any barriers to starting recovery	17.4
Not being ready, not believing you had a problem, or not believing the problem was serious enough	54.9
Being worried about what people would think of you	49.7
Not knowing where to go for help	35.8
Lack of supportive social networks	30.4
Long delays for treatment	25
Lack of professional help for mental health or emotional problems	24.1
Cost of recovery services	21.6
Lack of programs or supports in your community	20.4
Quality of services available in your community	19.9
Not receiving the right treatment for your addiction	13
Not having stable or adequate housing	12.6
Receiving the wrong diagnosis	10.8
Receiving an incomplete diagnosis	10.4
Lack of programs or supports that met your cultural needs	5.3
Lack of programs or supports in your preferred language	1.1
Other	3.7
No response	0.1

Canadians' select barriers to substance abuse recovery as of 2016

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