Addiction

There’s a lot of stigma and misunderstanding with substance abuse, and addiction, treatment, and recovery. But you should never let social judgment stand in the way of getting the help you need and deserve. Substance use changes the brain which can make drug use compulsive. Expecting to "Just Quit" cold turkey is not realistic, whether it's early in addiction or after years of abuse and hitting your rock bottom.

• Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, yet only 10% of them receive treatment.
• Drug overdose deaths have more than tripled since 1990.
• From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 Americans died from overdosing on a drug.
• Alcohol and drug addiction cost the U.S. economy over $600 billion every year.
• In 2017, 34.2 million Americans committed DUI, 21.4 million under the influence of alcohol, and 12.8 million under the influence of drugs.
• About 20% of Americans who have depression or an anxiety disorder also have a substance use disorder.

Don't go through the process of recovery alone.