Arapahoe House Fact Sheets on Alcohol Addiction and Drug/Alcohol Abuse

Please click on the links below for the most current Arapahoe House Fact Sheets:

The value of substance abuse recovery programs to the business community

Did you know:

--Close to 80 percent of people with drug or alcohol problems are employed.

--Healthcare expenses double for employees with alcohol problems.

--Alcoholism costs 500 million lost workdays annually.

--The prevention of a single case of adult alcohol abuse produces an average savings of $119,633 in avoided costs to society.

Substance Abuse and Healthcare

Did you know:

--Unlike those suffering from other chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension or asthma, only a small percentage of persons with alcohol and drug addiction get treatment.

--25 to 40% of all patients in U.S. hospital beds (not including maternity or intensive care) are being treated for complications of alcohol‑related problems.

--The total number of drug‑related emergency department visits increased 81% from 2004 (2.5 million) to 2009 (4.6 million).

Pregnancy and Addiction

Did you know:

--In Colorado, approximately seven percent of females in drug and alcohol treatment are pregnant, compared to one percent nationwide.

--In Colorado, the number of pregnant women in need of substance abuse treatment was estimated to be between 1,962 and 5,103.

--Approximately 32 percent of women who use illicit drugs during pregnancy also use alcohol and cigarettes. Using this data, it has been suggested that an estimated one million children each year are exposed to legal or illegal substances during gestation.

Arapahoe House Fact Sheet

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Please contact the communications officer with any questions about our fact sheets: kolsen@ahinc.org