Cost of Addiction

The nation’s number one health problem is drug addiction and alcoholism. The addiction to drugs and alcohol place huge burdens on the health care system the economy, and is a constant threat to public safety.  Alcoholism destroys families in every regikon of the country. 

The Scope of Alcohol Addiction

Alcohol addiction affects men and women, every ethnic group, and people in every tax bracket. There are more deaths and disabilities each year in the U.S. from substance abuse than from any other cause. More than half of all adults have a family history of alcoholism or problem drinking. About 18 million Americans have alcohol problems and over 9 million children live with drug or alcohol addicted parents.

The Consequences Of Alcohol Addiction

• Heavy drinking contributes to illness in each of the top three causes of death: heart disease, cancer and stroke.
• One-quarter of all emergency room admissions, one-third of all suicides, and more than half of all homicides and incidents of domestic violence are alcohol-related.
• Fetal alcohol syndrome is the leading known cause of mental retardation.
• Almost half of all traffic fatalities are alcohol-related.

The Monetary Cost Of Alcoholism

• Every American adult pays nearly $1,000 per year for the damages of addiction.
• Drug and alcohol abuse costs the U.S. economy an estimated $276 billion per year in lost productivity, health care expenditures, crime, motor vehicle crashes and other conditions.
• Untreated addiction is more expensive than heart disease, diabetes and cancer combined.

Solutions To Alcohol Addiction

Research shows that successful prevention and treatment leads to reductions in crime, unwanted pregnancy, child abuse, HIV, traffic fatalities, cancer and heart disease. Treatment reduces drug use, improves health, improves job performance, reduces involvement with the criminal justice system, reduces family dysfunction and improves quality of life.

Cost Benefits Of Drug Rehab For Alcoholism

Evidence demonstrates that treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse works. Treatment not only saves lives, it also saves dollars that would otherwise be spent in other areas of medical care and social services. For every dollar spent on addiction treatment, seven dollars is saved in reduced health care costs.

Source: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD)

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