- Adoptees have been shown to be 5.2% more likely to abuse drugs, and 2.6% more likely to abuse alcohol than their adoptive siblings and the general population
- Transracial adoptees whose parents discuss and acknowledge their biological and ethnic differences are less likely to develop substance abuse disorders than transracial adoptees whose parents maintain a viewpoint of "colorblindness", or refuse to acknowledge the apparent differences between them.
- 7% of a clinical sample of 600 patients receiving out-patient treatment for alcohol and drug abuse are adoptees.
- The older a child is when they are adopted, the more likely they are to develop substance abuse disorders and other mental health issues.
- A child who spends at least 6 months with their biological mother, who abuses drugs or alcohol, before being placed for adoption is one and a half times more likely to develop a substance abuse disorder.
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