This graph shows the rates from 2004 to today in the United States. As you can see, starting in 2004, 'drugs' was searched a lot, whereas 'rehab' was searched very little. But overtime, the search for rehab has became more frequent and drugs became less. 'Drugs' is still searched more than 'rehab' but the difference is less dramatic. This makes sense because the rate at which drugs are abused today is much less than in the early 2000s and the number of people admitted into rehab has increased since then as well.The large spike you can see after 2009 shows the effects of the opioid epidemic. That time had a substantial increase in drug use. The large spikes are all closely followed by a spike in the rehab searches, most likely because people were searching for help during the epidemic.
This is a graph that also ranges from the years 2004 to now but it is of worldwide search results. This graph has similar trends to the United States graph, but there are more spikes; probably of epidemics in other parts of the world. You can see the large spike after 2009, which again, is the opioid epidemic. Rehab is overall searched much less than drugs compared to the united states, showing fewer people get the help they need for drug abuse.
This graph shows the trends from 2004 to now from Sweden, which is the only country where 'rehab' is searched more than 'drugs'. The high rate of rehab is most likely due to the government's rules of prison. In Sweden, they do not believe in keeping people in harsh conditions like in the United States, they believe in finding those people help. They have a very low crime rate which is thought to be because of their rules. In 2010, the high spike is because that year, many laws were passed in effort to decrease drug use even more in the nation which caused many people to become intrested in the topic at that time.
