Some Scary Facts About Alcoholism And Drug Addiction
The problem of drug addiction and alcoholism are escalating and spreading to levels totally out of control. But is enough being done? Are people actually aware of the real dangers and damage that alcohol and drugs can cause?
So let me provide you with a few addiction and alcoholism facts and statistics – so you can really begin to appreciate the potential for damage and devastation that alcohol and drugs have.
1) Of all fatal road accidents – more than 50% involve alcohol.
2) Drug and alcohol abuse is a major factor in the premature death and unnecessary injury of young men and women.
3) Violent behaviour attributed to the use of alcohol accounts for around 50% of murders and rapes.
4) It has been estimated that 85-90% of property theft and muggings on the street are made by addicts to fund their habit.
5) Approximately 20 million people over the age of 12 use drugs in the US and around 20,000 people die each year from their addiction
I’ve just touched on a few facts about alcoholism and drug addiction – but I’m sure you get the picture. It annoys me that alcohol abuse and binge drinking is glamorised by many still – with how drunk you got over the weekend or at a party a central topic of conversation come Monday morning in the office or at school/college. Alcohol kills people – often innocent ones.
It also makes me angry that drug dealers are often able to roam freely through our communities – why isn’t more being done to target and get rid of them? Getting young kids addicted to drugs is just cowardly and evil.
I fear things are just going to get worse – because what can we really do? Prevention is the only real answer, but until attitudes change towards alcohol abuse and those that infiltrate our streets with drugs are dealt with, we’ll always be too far behind, constantly trying to play catch up.
And the addiction and alcoholism statistics I’ve shared with you will no doubt be constantly changing and on the increase because the problem of substance and alcohol abuse is only getting worse. So we need to each do our bit and spread the word to the dangers and damage that alcohol abuse and drugs cause. There are just too many lives at stake …
By: C-P
June 16th, 2009 at 7:00 am
This is a article which is skilled enough to drive our attention towards the resourceful drug rehab to recover from drug addiction. It is the fact that addiction to drug or else is the menace which can never be sorted out without the proficient medical practitioners. Especially northern california drug rehab provide better solution to rehabilitation of the drug addicted people.
June 19th, 2010 at 11:56 am
Would be more helpful with citations to authority (sources) for “facts”. Would have liked to use, but can’t really cite article credibly.