Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska's Economy $1.2 Billion

Drug, Alcohol Abuse Costs Alaska's Economy .2 Billion

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$ 13.2 million went toward public assistance and social services. In 2010, the legal sale of alcohol contributed $ 112.5 million to the economy via taxes and wages. $ 19.5 million of that went to the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment and Prevention Fund.
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Alcohol, drug abuse cost Alaska's economy .2 B in 2010

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Of the estimated 16,951 Alaskan adults experiencing serious substance use disorders (abuse of drugs and alcohol), 42.8 percent are low-income. The State of Alaska spent over $ 35 million in 2010 to provide substance abuse treatment and recovery services …
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse Cost Alaska .2 Billion in 2010

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An estimated 21,000 Alaskans age 12 and older are dependent on alcohol, according to the 2011 Alaska Scorecard. The State of Alaska spent over $ 35 million in 2010 to provide substance-abuse treatment and recovery services to low-income Alaskans.
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Heavy prenatal alcohol linked to childhood brain development problems

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) also provided funding for this study. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the …
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