• 76.3 million persons are diagnosed with alcohol disorders;
• At least 15.3 million persons are affected by disorders related to drug use;
• Between 5 and 10 million people currently inject drugs;
• 5%–10% of all new HIV infections globally result from injecting drugs;
• More than 1.8 million deaths in 2000 were attributed to alcohol related risks;
• 205,000 deaths in 2000 were attributed to illicit drug use
For every dollar invested in drug treatment, seven dollars are saved in health and social costs. Abuse of alcohol and other substances continues to be one of the most serious public health problems in both developed and developing countries. Worldwide, alcohol accounted for 4% of the total burden of diseases in 2000.
Mi Corazon Espinado, a branch of Finaltrypico™, endeavors to reach out to those people suffering with addiction, weather it be; drugs, obesity, pornography, smoking, drinking, you name it. Anything that is holding you back and keeping you from your day-to-day commitments and responsibilities is an "addiction". If you can admit that the addiction is more powerful than you, then you have a problem and you've made the first step.
Those are some pretty staggering statistics. Sometimes I wonder if the FDA and the government want their to be a cure for alcohol and drug abuse. Why? because the treatment of chemical dependency and alcoholism is a 60 billion dollar a year industry for the medical field. It's the same as cancer, I'm not sure if they really want there to be a cure. Think about all the costs that would no longer be required, like chemotherapy and medications, operations and therapy needed world-wide for the treatment of cancer. The medical field would stand to lose that 60 billion dollar goose egg.
ReplyDeleteYes, that is sadly true. I would hope that the doctors and nurses that work in the medical field are more concerned about the addict than the money though. Based on my recent addictions class, there are many people in the medical field and in research trying to make a difference. All we can do is hope and pray for this to grow.
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