When Will We Learn

When will we learn that drug addiction isn’t going to go away?  In just one of many studies showing that drug addiction afflicts nearly one in ten Americans, the shocking fact that on 11% of those needing treatmetn actually get treatment.  Drug Addiction is a blight on America, when are we going to solve the problem?

According to Defining the Addiction Treatment Gap, a CATG review of the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and other national data sources, addiction continues to impact every segment of American society.

“Drug use is on the rise in this country and 23.5 million Americans are addicted to alcohol and drugs. That’s approximately one in every 10 Americans over the age of 12 – roughly equal to the entire population of Texas.  But only 11 percent of those with an addiction receive treatment. It is staggering and unacceptable that so many Americans are living with an untreated chronic disease and cannot access treatment,” said Dr. Kima Joy Taylor, director of the CATG Initiative.

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