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Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is estimated to cost the U. S. over $600 billion annually related to lost work productivity, crime, and healthcare. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately
This is a longer term commitment for those heavily addicted to drug and/ or alcohol who may need more time to get sober from their years of long term abuse of alcohol and drugs. These addicts have developed habits that they need to learn how to break and re-learn new healthy
ones to replace them with the assistance from the addiction professionals and counselors in the program to teach you how to stay clean and sober for the long term life recovery.
It’s a well-known observation that substance abuse causes the diet to change. Whether it be a suppression of appetite, a hunger stimulant, or simply a difference in the types of foods being eaten. Different substances produce different results, but it can be deduced that nutrition is key in the healing and recovery from addiction, particularly in terms of restoring the damaged parts of the body. Let’s take a look into the effects of substance abuse, and specific benefits of nutrition in bringing about recovery.
About 15 million US residents are victims of prescription drug addiction at any given time while at least a quarter of them fit the criteria for prescription drug addiction treatment and rehab. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the country has a population of over 52 million Americans who resorted to prescription drug use without any medical need between 12 years of age and now. Almost 90 percent poisoning deaths are attributed to these drugs.
