Increasing Drug and Alcohol Addiction Awareness
April is Addiction Awareness Month and Centered Recovery continues to promote awareness of substance and alcohol use among Americans in an effort to help de-stigmatize addiction. Addiction is truly not something that happens “in a bubble”, or only in “bad” areas. Addiction is widespread, and affects humans from every race, gender, religion, and socioeconomic status. Addiction often occurs with another mental health issue such as depression or anxiety, and contributes to the overall health of a community or organization.
Our Drug Rehabs Roswell, Georgia Teams Compiles Troubling Stats
Our drug rehabs Roswell, Georgia staff know how bad addiction in in the US. We see it everyday. We have compiled some strartling substance abuse and addiction facts.
- 53 million or 19.4% of people 12 and over have used illegal drugs or misused prescription drugs within the last year.
- If alcohol and tobacco are included, 165 million or 60.2% or of Americans aged 12 years or older currently abuse drugs (i.e., used within the last 30 days).
- 139.8 million Americans 12 and over drink alcohol.
- 14.8 million or 10.6% of them have an alcohol use disorder.
- 11.7% of Americans 12 and over use illegal drugs.
- 58.8 million people use tobacco.
- 31.9 million use illegal drugs.
- 8.1 million of 25.4% of illegal drug users have a drug disorder.
- 2 million people or 24.7% of those with drug disorders have an opioid disorder; this includes prescription pain relievers or “pain killers” and heroin).
What You Should Know About Drug and Alcohol Addiction
If you are struggling with addiction to alcohol or substance, or use any unprescribed substance even sporadically to cope with stress, anxiety, or depression–there is help! Centered Recovery outpatient addiction treatment centers Alpharetta, Georgia offers a full range of support. This is from as little as one 90 minute group every other week to a full 25 hour per week program for adults over 18.
Our clients are executives who deal with stress, performance anxiety, and/or burnout from careers. They are recent retirees who feel lost during the major life changes that come with later life. We even have parents who are overwhelmed with the way society demands we put everyone and everything but our own health first, to name a few.
We offer flexible scheduling to allow busy Fortune 500 company employees the opportunity to attend in the morning or evening as their schedules allow. It allows parents to attend around their children’s sporting events. We offer a full program mindfulness mental health online to allow Georgian’s all over the state access our one of a kind Mindful Awareness education no matter how bad the traffic may be.
If you’re interested in seeing if Centered is right for you, give us a call at 800-556-2966.
