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Politics : Discuss the candidates honestly. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: miraje who wrote (3606)	8/5/2004 6:18:37 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4965

can you provide some statistics.. ? have you heard the stories in the rooms from addicts? Have you been to the prison to talk to convicts at meetings and heard their stories? How many alcoholics are out there? how many addicts are out there? here is an older study. How many people suffer from addiction? Addiction is Western Society's largest public health care problem and it is estimated that more than 30 million people in the United States and Europe suffered from chronic alcohol and drug abuse in 1997; approximately 22 million alcoholics, 6 million cocaine abusers and almost 2 million heroin addicts. There were also approximately 250,000 emergency room admissions for cocaine overdose and rapidly increasing number of MAP overdoses. In 1997, an estimated 2 million people sought treatment for their drug and alcohol addictions at approximately 1200 drug rehabilitation clinics in the United States and Europe. plus something like 28 million children of alcoholics etc that also go to step meetings to help get their heads straight.