Addiction in general economic terms

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Discuss the costs of alcohol use/abuse/addiction in general economic terms and in healthcare expenditures, providing information for both the United States and the world. Describe and elaborate on three some of the shortcomings in the training of various healthcare workers regarding the identification and treatment of substance abuse disorders (substance use disorders). In one well written paragraph, contrast the historical patterns seen with alcohol/tobacco use with that of the general patterns of use of illicit substances in the United States . Describe and elaborate on three ways substance abuse disorders (substance use disorders) contribute to the rise in healthcare costs?

Discuss the statistics of how substance use disorders are involved with those who are admitted to hospitals in a given year, focusing on

1. alcohol. 2. benzodiazepines, 3. opioids, 4. cocaine, and 5.methamphetamines.

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