Financial Cost of Drug Addiction – Video Infographic

Financial Cost of Drug Addiction – Video Infographic – View the infographic as a flat image here: www.clarityway.com Want to know how much taxpayers spend on prison inmates who struggle with addiction while in prison? Learn about the costs that the War on Drugs has brought about due to the staggering growth of prison inmates, with many only having been convicted for minor drug possession. With data from the Center for Economic and Policy Research as well as the DEA and the FBI, we learned exactly what it costs taxpayers to rehabilitate the system. Learn about how a residential rehab program could help save us all up 0 a person! This video was based off of the image infographic we released on July 25, 2012. Read more about the story behind the Financial Cost of Drug Addiction Video Infographic here: www.clarityway.com The Original Infographic: www.clarityway.com Music by Nine Inch Nails

Officials see heroin increases, prescription drug decrease

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Although the detailed numbers for 2012 — including arrests, street value of drugs confiscated and other key measurables — are not yet available, officials in Emmet and Charlevoix counties agree efforts have made an effect on prescription drug abuse …
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What Lance Armstrong and Bernie Madoff Have in Common

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I tell these children — and they get it — that lying is like drug addiction. It seems easy and even indispensable, but it will make them feel more alone and even less able to succeed or gain approval in the normal ways. Then I work with the parents …
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