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Drug and alcohol abuse

Published on Apr 17, 2024

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Drug and alcohol abuse

Guillermo Ramirez, Period8 

drug/alcohol consumption

  • A serious crises addiction for alcohol and drugs.
  • The world health organization estimates over 300 million people are alcoholics
  • Most alcohol/drug abusers get there substances from those close to them
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drug/alcohol consumption

  • Russia holds the highest count for alcoholics
  • Belarus has the highest drug abuse victims
  • Most drug/alcohol overdoes are recorded in europe
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what are the consequences

  • drug and alcohol consuption can lead to a bigger cause when under the influence you cannot control you actions and may lead to a regretful decsion
  • once you start you cant stop.

what is currently being done about it ?

  • multiple drug/alcohol instiutions
  • there lots of hotlines for people who seek help
  • decision point center works with people who have a substance problem here in Arizona

questions:

  • is there a cure for substance abuse? No, but there is medicine and therapy
  • How do abusers affect themselves and those around them? It affects everyone negativity and it has a significant affect on the abusers health.
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proposed solution

  • offer free health care for a year for abusers.
  • make therapy free for everyone
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