Drug and Alcohol Statistics

Addiction Place is a site that provides personal stories and informational articles about addiction and self help resources.  Addiction has become an epidemic in the United States and in the world.  

The National Institute of Drug Abuse has reported that in October of 2014, there was a three time fold in the number of overdoses from the year 2011.  In October of 2014, it was also reported that in fatal automobile accidents, 1 out of 3 drivers were under the influence of some type of drug.  Abuse of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs is costly to our Nation, exacting over $600 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and healthcare. 

These are staggering statistics that are continuing to rise with the number of new drugs being developed by the day and that are being imported to the country from different places in…