Substance abuse helps to bring into the point of view those enormous gains that can be made both personally and communally. While the cost of addictions can include the loss of a job, family separation, medical problems, and a deep hole to climb out of, the successful path to Recovery is full of positive insights, beautifully humble realizations, and the strong feeling that staying centered over the course of time can bring. Separating the things that you need to fix, at first seems daunting, but just as we have done throughout our lives we face the obstacles and change our actions to remove them.
The cost of substance abuse is often placed in statistics and we know statistics do not tell the whole story by a long shot, however it can still illuminate what is the perceived cost. While there are many organizations that are involved with substance abuse, none of them can cover all the aspects that substance abuse entails. But lets start with a fairly well cited stat. Placing dollar figures on the problem, Drug use alone cost this enforcement (Analysis by The Lewin Group, 2004). That is about $600 for every women, child and man in the
As much as we all like the federal government, wouldn’t you rather visualize a person receiving that money each year? For example, a family of four would get $6,666. Therefore, they would be able to send both kids to private school since the average tuition for all private schools, elementary and secondary, is $3,116. Of course knocking $550 off your mortgage or rent sure has a sweet appeal to it also.
Now that is just looking at your standard family. It looks even better if you calculate what occurs to the substance abuser that has been successful at keeping the old habits at bay. Your job becomes secured, relationships becomes closer, you become healthier, and you notice that the whole thing turns you to became a hill to stand on, because you can now look out and decide your future.
