From new report developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):
Between 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 11 states showed declines in past-year cocaine use among persons aged 12 or older (Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and Virginia). Read more...
Illicit Drug Use Cost to US Economy on Par with Other Health Problems
According to The Economic Impact of Illicit Drug Use on American Society, a new study by the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), illicit drug use in the United States is estimated to have cost the U.S. economy more than $193 billion in 2007.
A 2008 study by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases found that diabetes costs the United States more than $174 billion each year and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that, from 1995 to 1999, smoking accounted for at least $157 billion annually in health-related economic costs, the NDIC study is the first comprehensive assessment of costs associated with drug use in almost a decade. [More...]
A 2008 study by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases found that diabetes costs the United States more than $174 billion each year and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that, from 1995 to 1999, smoking accounted for at least $157 billion annually in health-related economic costs, the NDIC study is the first comprehensive assessment of costs associated with drug use in almost a decade. [More...]
MADD's new campaign
MADD is advocating for a bill, called the ROADS SAFE Act, sponsored in the Senate by Senators Tom Udall and Bob Corker and in the House of Representatives by Shelley Moore-Capito, Heath Shuler, and John Sarbanes. The legislation would help fund advanced alcohol detection technology in vehicles that could automatically determine whether or not the driver is above the illegal level of .08. If so, the car would be inoperable by the driver. More information about the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety can be found at http://www.dadss.org/.
MADD is advocating for a bill, called the ROADS SAFE Act, sponsored in the Senate by Senators Tom Udall and Bob Corker and in the House of Representatives by Shelley Moore-Capito, Heath Shuler, and John Sarbanes. The legislation would help fund advanced alcohol detection technology in vehicles that could automatically determine whether or not the driver is above the illegal level of .08. If so, the car would be inoperable by the driver. More information about the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety can be found at http://www.dadss.org/.
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