Drug Rehab Benefits Go Far Beyond Individual Successes

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