More than 1 in 5 young adults need treatment-but few get it

Nearly 7 million Americans aged 18 to 25 were classified as needing treatment in the past year for alcohol or illicit drug use, according to a new national study. The 2009 study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also shows that 93 percent of these young adults did not receive the help they needed at a specialty treatment facility.