12/18/16
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ADDICTION IN THE USA
Lawrenceville, NJ (Dr Simone) – The US Surgeon General released Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health (https://addiction.surgeongeneral.gov/surgeon-generals-report.pdf ).
– 1 in 7 Americans develop a substance abuse during their lives
– 1 in 10 receive treatment
– 66.7 million people reported binge drinking last month
– 88,000 deaths each year from alcohol misuse
– 47,055 drug overdose deaths (2014); 28,647 involved prescription opioid drugs and heroin
– Cocaine is the most frequently illegal drug reported by U.S. Emergency Departments with more than 500,000 visits a year
– $442 billion – estimated yearly cost to U.S. taxpayers for drug and alcohol abuse in the U.S.
Who is paying for this $442 billion cost?
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