Life in Recovery

Life in Recovery Survey The results from the first nationwide survey of persons in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs released today by Faces & Voices of Recovery documents the heavy costs of addiction to the individual and the nation and for the first time, measures and quantifies the effects of recovery over time. During their active addiction, 50 percent of respondents had been fired or suspended once or more from jobs, 50 percent had been arrested at least once and a third had been incarcerated at least once, contributing to a total societal cost of $343 billion to USA annually. ADDICTION RECOVERY IS ASSOCIATED WITH DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE Involvement in illegal acts and involvement with the criminal justice system (e.g., arrests, incarceration, DWIs) decreases by about ten-fold Steady employment in addiction recovery increases by over 50% greater relative to active addiction Frequent use of costly Emergency Room departments decreases ten-fold Paying bills on time and paying back personal debt doubles Planning for the future (e.g., saving for retirement) increases nearly three-fold Involvement in domestic violence (as victim or perpetrator) decreases dramatically Participation in family activities increases by 50% Volunteering in the community increases nearly three-fold compared to in active addiction Voting increases significantly Reports of untreated emotional/mental health problems decrease over four-fold Twice as many particip...
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