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America’s IN Dependence Learn How to Eliminate
Any Addiction… Even If You Have Repeatedly Relapsed
by Dr. Daniel Thomas, DO, MS Introduction A
ddiction is America’s most- neglected disease. According to a study conducted at Columbia
University, “40 million Americans age 12 and over meet the clinical criteria for addiction involving nicotine, alcohol, or other drugs.” That is greater than the number of Americans with heart disease, diabetes or cancer! An estimated additional 80 million people in this country are “risky substance users.” This means that, while not technically addicted, they use tobacco, alcohol, and drugs in ways that threaten public health and safety. The cost to government related to addiction is nearly $500 billion annually. overdoses in the United States in 2015. This is greater than the
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number of deaths attributed to motor- vehicle accidents, homicides, and suicides combined! Overdose deaths from opiates (narcotic painkillers like OxyContin, Percodan, and methadone, as well as heroin) have become the fastest-growing drug problem in the United States. Anyone is capable of becoming an addict if he or she uses mood- altering substances. There are many reasons people become addicted, but nobody begins by believing they will become a slave to the substance and that it will consume and control their life. Some people begin experimenting with drugs or alcohol to feel high. Others begin because of a legitimate health problem requiring prescription pain medication. And some are genetically-prone to addiction.
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