Drug abuse is the habitual taking of addictive/illegal drugs:
-University of Maryland Medical Center
Illegal drugs affect individuals negatively in terms of addiction:
-In 2008, NSDUH estimated that 7 million individuals aged 12 and older were dependent on illicit drugs in the past year. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs impact state-licensed treatment facilities, and ambulatory facilities:
-In 2007, there were approximately 1-8 million admissions to state-licensed treatment facilities to illicit drug dependent/abuse. More than half of these admissions were to ambulatory facilities rather than residential facilities. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs increase our fatality rates
-A 2007 DAWN survey of 63 metropolitan areas found an average of 12.1 deaths/100,000 persons related to drug use. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
-Drug Abuse kills 200,000 people each year. (UN Report)
Illegal drugs impact crime and our criminal justice systems
-12.2% of more than 14 million arrests in 2008 were for drug violations
-20% of state prisoners and 53% of federal prisoners are incarcerated because of a drug offense. 27% of individuals on probation and 37% of individuals on parole had committed drug offenses. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
-68% of jail inmates were dependent on/abusing drugs
-17% of state prisoners and 18% of federal prisoners had committed their most recent offense to acquire money to buy drugs. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs impact productivity:
-A great loss of productivity is associated with drug-related pre-mature mortality.
-There is also health related productivity loss an individual who enters a residential drug treatment becomes incapacitated and removed from the labor force.
-There are 620,000 individuals behind bars due to drug-related offenses, meaning 620,000 people not present in the work force. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
-1.8 million unemployed individuals are currently drug users.
-8% of full time employees and 10,2% of part-time employees are drug-users. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs impact the environment:
-Many of the chemicals used to produce drugs are flammable and often lead to fires and explosions.
-Often toxic chemical used to produce drugs are typically improperly discarded in fields, streams, forests, and sewer systems, causing extensive environmental damage.
We can avoid these harmful impacts by increasing drug abuse education and proper treatment
-University of Maryland Medical Center
Illegal drugs affect individuals negatively in terms of addiction:
-In 2008, NSDUH estimated that 7 million individuals aged 12 and older were dependent on illicit drugs in the past year. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs impact state-licensed treatment facilities, and ambulatory facilities:
-In 2007, there were approximately 1-8 million admissions to state-licensed treatment facilities to illicit drug dependent/abuse. More than half of these admissions were to ambulatory facilities rather than residential facilities. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs increase our fatality rates
-A 2007 DAWN survey of 63 metropolitan areas found an average of 12.1 deaths/100,000 persons related to drug use. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
-Drug Abuse kills 200,000 people each year. (UN Report)
Illegal drugs impact crime and our criminal justice systems
-12.2% of more than 14 million arrests in 2008 were for drug violations
-20% of state prisoners and 53% of federal prisoners are incarcerated because of a drug offense. 27% of individuals on probation and 37% of individuals on parole had committed drug offenses. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
-68% of jail inmates were dependent on/abusing drugs
-17% of state prisoners and 18% of federal prisoners had committed their most recent offense to acquire money to buy drugs. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs impact productivity:
-A great loss of productivity is associated with drug-related pre-mature mortality.
-There is also health related productivity loss an individual who enters a residential drug treatment becomes incapacitated and removed from the labor force.
-There are 620,000 individuals behind bars due to drug-related offenses, meaning 620,000 people not present in the work force. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
-1.8 million unemployed individuals are currently drug users.
-8% of full time employees and 10,2% of part-time employees are drug-users. (National Drug Intelligence Center)
Illegal drugs impact the environment:
-Many of the chemicals used to produce drugs are flammable and often lead to fires and explosions.
-Often toxic chemical used to produce drugs are typically improperly discarded in fields, streams, forests, and sewer systems, causing extensive environmental damage.
We can avoid these harmful impacts by increasing drug abuse education and proper treatment