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Did You Know? ...
Interesting Facts and Statistics:
Individuals who are dependent on marijuana have a higher risk than nondependent individuals of experiencing major depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Generally, abuse of Ambien is using more than the recommended dose (over 10 mg), for a few weeks. This dose will build up the user?s tolerance, and they will need to take more of the drug in order to get the same outcome.
In 2001, an estimated 15.9 million Americans aged 12 or older were current illegal drug users, meaning they had used an illegal drug during the month prior to the survey interview. This estimate represents 7.1 percent of the population aged 12 years old or older.
In the United States the root cause for 25% of the total deaths can be directly attributed to drug abuse. 65% of drug addicts that have been to drug rehab treatment get access to alcohol from their close family and friends.
Of the 2.5 million people aged 12 or older who received specialty substance use treatment in 2006, 731,000 persons received treatment for both alcohol and illegal drug use, 826,000 received treatment for alcohol use only, and 845,000 received treatment for illegal drug use only.
Substance abuse can affect individuals from all different walks of life and anyone can succumb to a drug or alcohol addiction. It does not make a difference how rich or how poor the individual is or even if they have a wonderful family life.
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