Over 200,000 deaths each year.
Costs of US$181 billion each year in the United States, US$33 billion in the UK.
Lifetime cost of current drug addiction amounts to US$575 billion in the UK.
Costs of US$181 billion each year in the United States, US$33 billion in the UK.
Lifetime cost of current drug addiction amounts to US$575 billion in the UK.
HARMFUL EFFECTS:
CRIME AND VIOLENCE
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- Illegal drugs are a factor in 50% of burglaries in the United Kingdom each year.
- In the US, 60% of people arrested each year have been taking illegal drugs.
- Six hundred fifty heroin addicts in the US committed 70,000 crimes in a three-month period.
- US businesses lose US$100 billion per year due to employees’ drug and alcohol abuse.
- Australians pay US$53 billion per year for health care, law enforcement and lost productivity of drug users.
- 52 people die each day due to drugs in the US.
- In Canada, substance abuse is attributed to 21 percent of total deaths and 23 percent of potential life years lost due to early mortalities.
PLUS MORE…
For help quitting, please visit the following websites:- Global: www.narconon.org
- United Nations: www.unodc.org/treatment/en/resource_centres.html
- China: www.jiedu100.com.cn
- Iran: www.nairan.org
- Netherlands: www.cokevanjou.nl
- South Africa: www.stopaddiction.co.za/stopaddiction
- USA: www.cyberrecovery.net/forums
- USA: http://www.therecoveryvillage.com/drug-treatment-guide/
SOME BENEFITS OF DRUG ABSTINENCE & TREATMENT
- In the US, treatment for drug addiction has been shown to save lives, reduce crime and rebuild families, along with:
- 69% of those treated being drug-free one year after treatment
- 64% reduction in arrests one year after treatment
- A vaccine has been developed in the United Kingdom that can help wean cocaine addicts by preventing a “high” from the drug.
- Research confirms that an herbal supplement, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), helps reduce cocaine cravings and may also be effective in treating heroin addiction.
- When used as a supplement to standard drug counseling, a computer program providing outpatient therapy proves helpful for addicts in becoming drug free.
- A California, USA study found that for every US$1 invested in drug treatment, US$7 was saved through reduced crime, health and welfare costs, and increased income stability.
- 60% of cocaine and heroin in the US is consumed by people who get arrested in the same year; thus, treatment that helps them to overcome drug addiction reduces crime and market demand for drugs.
- A doctor in Arizona, USA identified a new outpatient treatment for methamphetamine addicts, showing an over 60% success rate in rehabilitation.
- Since 1991, when substitution treatment became available for all heroin users in Zurich, Switzerland, the number of new addicts dropped greatly.
- Thirty percent of US inmates who were able to receive drug treatment while in prison remained drug free, with reduced likelihood of being arrested again.
- Seventy-six percent of people participating in both drug treatment programs in prison and post-prison treatment in the US remained drug-free, with increased rates of law-abiding citizenry.
- Twenty years of research in the US has demonstrated that drug treatment programs are effective in reducing crime, as well as improving the health and social function of participants.
- The Washington State Institute for Public Policy Research in the US finds that treatment programs for youth drug users are effective and can save the state between US$1,900 to US$31,200 per child.
- Drug-free workplace programs are found to result in:
- Lower absenteeism
- Fewer accidents
- Higher productivity
- Improved morale
- Better employee health
- Decreased use of and expenses for health benefits
- Lower corporate insurance premium costs
- The following response was rated as the best answer to a question posed on “Yahoo Ask” regarding the benefits of being drug-free:
- No fear of police
- No fear of needle-infected site on the body
- No fear of 'frying' the brain
- No fear of 'impaired' driving and thus accidents
- Delight in being free to observe the world (vision, touch, taste, speech or hearing) without compromised senses.
- Joy of being fully functional in a crisis or emergency
- Ability to tell others about the joys of a drug-free life
- Through the use of satellite remote sensors, China has been able to remove virtually all opium plantations and heroin processing locations.
- New Zealand Police Association suggests parental approaches that may help children avoid involvement with drugs, such as:
- Providing constructive encouragement
- Talking and listening as a family
- Instilling values that promote inner self esteem
- For International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Thailand, China, and Cambodia publicly incinerates illegal drugs.
- The United Kingdom government has implemented budget reforms to encourage drug users to attend rehabilitation courses.
- Pakistan and China work together to reduce drug trafficking between their borders.
- The Colombian Navy successfully intercepted 10 tons of cocaine and stopped it from being smuggled into the country by submarine.
- A three-year anti-drug campaign in China raises awareness and increases the number of people who remain drug-free.
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Junkies as they are called need treatment in rehabilitation centres ..Drugs are killers and the person taking drugs can do a lot of harm even turn into a killer ...the solution is they need TO SHAPE UP OR SHIP OUT