Healthwise: Drug & Alcohol Addictions
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It’s estimated that one out of every ten North Carolinians suffers from some form of addiction. People who abuse drugs cross all ethnic, societal and economic barriers. Addicts can be loving parents, lawyers, nurses, students or next door neighbors and the diseases of alcoholism and drug dependence can have a devastating impact on individuals, families, employees and communities.

According to the Alcohol Drug Council of North Carolina, the annual cost of alcohol and drug abuse to the citizens of North Carolina exceeds 12 billion dollars. Regardless of the substance involved, addiction is a mental illness just like depression or schizophrenia and alcoholism and drug dependence are considered diseases, not unlike cancer or diabetes.

What treatment options are available for North Carolina’s citizens? What is the state doing in the way of prevention efforts? How are employers addressing the problem of addictions?

Join host Christine Rogers for the UNC-TV special HealthWise: Alcohol and Drug Addictions. During this hour-long program, a panel of distinguished experts from across North Carolina will examine the challenges of drug and alcohol addictions and how North Carolina is meeting those challenges.

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