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"There's
no reason for us to continue to be the poorest state in the
nation, with the richest companies, the richest land, and the poorest
people" -Sen. Charles Jones,
D-Monroe
National Alcohol Policy
Louisiana
Resource Page
The single drug linked to the largest percentage of
state costs is alcohol. We were able to identify $9.2 billion in state
spending linked to only to alcohol
CASA-Shoveling Up the Costs Substance Abuse.
37% of 8th graders who drink heavily
attempt suicide, while 11% of non-drinking 8th graders attempt suicide.
-Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Nearly one-fourth of all
persons admitted to general hospitals have alcohol problems or are
undiagnosed alcoholics being treated for the consequences of their
drinking
(NIAAA, Eighth Special Report,
op. cit., p. xi).
Read the"
National Treatment Plan"
"Never doubt a small group of
thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing
that ever has."
-Margaret Mead
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