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- 3.3 million people globally die each year from alcohol.
- 1.1 billion people worldwide smoke tobacco.
- Nearly 6 million adults in California are binge drinkers.
- 90 Americans die everyday from opioid overdoses.
- Gamblers’ brain scans look similar to drug addicts’ brain scans.
- 75 percent of addicted Americans are unemployed.
- One in twenty adults worldwide is addicted to alcohol.
- 22 million Americans over the age of 12 have a drug or alcohol problem.
- Junk food, shopping and smartphones affect the brain’s reward system.
- Addiction impacts one in four American families.
- One-third of all homeless Americans have addiction disorders.
- Compulsive gambling triggers Dopamine – the same as Heroin.
- 33,000 Americans died from opioid overdose in 2015, a 16% increase over 2014.
- Happiness as well as sadness can lead to relapse.
- 20% of West Virginia hospital newborn babies have heroin exposure in the womb.
- Treatment for South Korea video game playing disorder is paid by the country.
- 200,000 Americans die from drug overdoses and related illnesses per year.
- 95% of adult alcohol abuses began before the age of 21.
- With proper treatment, an addict can live a full life without drugs.
- 75,000 Americans die each year from excessive alcohol.
- In some eastern cultures, craving is viewed as the root of all suffering.
- Internet gaming, chronic grief, and caffeine disorders are worthy of more study.
- Families who eat dinner together have fewer addiction problems.
- Heavy alcohol use can damage the liver, stunt brain growth, reduce sperm count, cause birth defects, fetal alcohol syndrome and severe cancers.
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