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Here are some facts about addiction you should consider while hesitating about going to a rehab retreat. In one sentence, the President of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse sums up the extent of the illicit drug problem in America. In a 2008 article in a Harvard University science newsletter, Joseph Califano stated, "Americans, comprising only four percent of the world's population, consume two-thirds of the world's illegal drugs." Despite noisy claims of gains made in the "drug war," this statement makes the real drug abuse situation in America unmistakably clear.
When a person uses enough illicit drugs, prescription drugs or alcohol to get addicted, the values he may have learned from mom and dad take a back seat to acquiring and using the drugs that keep torturous withdrawal symptoms at bay. In 1999, it was estimated that drug and alcohol use drove the commission of 5.4 million violent crimes and 8 million property crimes. In some regions, the majority of men and women in state or federal custody are there due to their drug or alcohol abuse. Domestic and child abuse are linked to substance abuse as are homelessness and suicide
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