COST OF ADDICTION

Ren in Costs of drug abuse
June 9, 2022

Investments in Prevention and Treatment Make Good Financial Sense

Addiction is extremely costly on an individual and societal level. Investing in programs that educate people, treat addicts, prevent the spread of drugs, and help recovering addicts reintegrate into society are all programs whose benefits far outweigh their costs.

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Ren in Prescription drugs
June 3, 2018

Prescription Drug Spending: An Increasingly Expensive “Solution”

When we think of prescription drug addiction, we usually think of the lives lost, the families permanently damaged, and the communities devastated. We think of the effect drug use has on the workforce, on the local economy, on the local church, and the nearby schools.

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