| September is National Alcohol and Drug | | | | society at large. |
| Addiction Recovery Month, when we applaud the | | | | |
| contributions of treatment providers and | | | | In Ohio, the effects of drug and alcohol |
| promote the fact that recovery from substance | | | | rehab programs were recently studied. Here |
| abuse in all its forms is possible. This | | | | are some general statistics that show what |
| year's slogan for Recovery Month, "Saving | | | | really happens when drug rehab works: |
| lives, saving dollars", captures the two most | | | | |
| important aspects of successful alcohol and | | | | * Absenteeism decreased by 89 percent. |
| drug rehab programs. | | | | |
| | | | * Tardiness decreased by 92 percent. |
| Alcoholism and drug dependence are the | | | | |
| nation's No. 1 health problem, straining the | | | | * Problems with supervisors decreased by 56 |
| health care system and the economy, | | | | percent. |
| destroying family life, threatening public | | | | |
| safety, and causing individual misery and | | | | * Mistakes in work decreased by 70 percent. |
| sometimes, when untreated, death. Substance | | | | |
| abuse affects men, women and children from | | | | * Incomplete work decreased by 81 percent. |
| every element of society, every tax bracket | | | | |
| and every ethnic group. | | | | This is the kind of evidence that clearly |
| | | | shows how valuable treatment for alcohol and |
| Every time someone recovers their life | | | | drug addiction and abuse is. It improves the |
| through alcohol or drug rehab, the benefits | | | | lives of everyone in the environment - even |
| ripple out in countless ways. The individual | | | | those who don't personally know the graduates |
| has his or her life back, which is the | | | | of the drug and alcohol rehab programs. |
| greatest accomplishment of a successful drug | | | | |
| rehab program. But the effects reach far and | | | | Substance abuse diagnostic and treatment |
| wide: friends and families can begin to | | | | services have improved tremendously in recent |
| relax, breathe easier, and enjoy improved | | | | years. Modern treatment can help almost |
| quality of life; individual workplace | | | | anyone recover and live productive lives. |
| performance improves and businesses share in | | | | With National Alcohol and Drug Addiction |
| that success; and if the criminal justice | | | | Recovery Month almost over, don't wait |
| system has been involved, there is one less | | | | another second - take the opportunity to help |
| problem to deal with. With each individual | | | | someone you know who may need a successful |
| success, drug and alcohol rehab improves | | | | drug rehab program to recover their life. |