- Top addictions (stats from the USA): Tobacco (nicotine) Over 40 Million, Alcohol 18 Million, Marijuana 4.2 Million (behavioral addiction, cannabis itself in non-addictive), Painkillers 1.8 Million, Cocaine 821,000, Heroin 426,000, Benzodiazepines 400,000, Stimulants 329,000, Inhalants 140,000 and Sedatives (barbiturates) 78,000.
- Additional addictions affecting humanity: Smartphones, Caffeine, Sweets (high in carbs, fats, and sugar), Shopping, Gambling, Plastic Surgery, Tanning, Exercise, Social Media, Sex, Porn, Masterbation, Methadone, Amphetamine, Crystal Meth, Food (binge eating / not eating), Behavior (negative thinking, repeating self destructive patterns), Relationships (codependency / narcissism), Video Games, Risky behavior, Nail Biting or Picking, Pimple Popping, Cutting.
- An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin. Opiates, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US according to DrugFreeWorld.org
- The abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to our Nation, exacting more than $740 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost work, productivity and health care according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- The rates of relapse for drug addiction is 40 to 60 percent and approximately 80-90% of addicts experience at least one relapse in the first three years following addiction treatment
- Alcohol kills 2.8 million people globally each year. Still, less than 20% of patients who receive treatment for alcoholism remain alcohol-free for an entire year.
- Only 5% of those who don’t seek professional treatment for meth addiction will still be clean after 3 years.
- The World Health Organization claims that of the 27 million severe drug addicts worldwide, only 1 in 5 has access to the care they need.
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