Addiction Treatment

Tobacco use causes 440.000 deaths in US each year. Tobacco smoke contains nicotine, which is one of the most addictive substances known. Smoking is one of the greatest risk factors associated with the development of heart disease and cancer. People who don’t quit smoking lose an average of 14 years of life.

A large number of people get into serious trouble because of their drinking. Currently, nearly 17.6 million adult Americans abuse alcohol or are alcoholic. Every day, more than 700,000 people in the U.S. receive treatment for alcoholism. Several million more adults engage in risky drinking that could lead to alcohol problems. In addition, about […]

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 70.3 million Americans age 12 or older reported current use of tobacco—59.9 million (24.9 percent of the population) were current cigarette smokers, 13.7 million (5.7 percent) smoked cigars. Economically, more than $75 billion of total U.S. healthcare costs each year is attributable […]