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Canadians in recovery by the time since they last used drugs as of 2016

Distribution of Canadians in recovery for select lengths of time since they had last used their primary drug of choice as of 2016

The data displays the length of time recovering substance use addicts in Canada had been in recovery since the last time they used their drug of choice as of 2016. According to the survey, 15% of recovering addicts had been in recovery for less than one year.

Less than one year ago	15
1 year to 5 years ago	31.6
>5 years to 10 years ago	15.6
>10 years to 20 years ago	17.1
More than 20 years ago	20.7
No response	0.1

Canadians in recovery by the time since they last used drugs as of 2016

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