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Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs. They may mistakenly think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to. In reality, drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will. Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even for those who want to. Fortunately, researchers know more than ever about how drugs affect the brain and have found treatments that can help people recover from drug addiction and lead productive lives.
https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/understanding-drug-use-addiction

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Almost 21 million Americans have at least one addiction, yet only 10% of them receive treatment.

Drug overdose deaths have more than tripled since 1990.

From 1999 to 2017, more than 700,000 Americans died from overdosing on a drug.

Alcohol and drug addiction cost the U.S. economy over $600 billion every year.

In 2017, 34.2 million Americans committed DUI, 21.4 million under the influence of alcohol and 12.8 million under the influence of drugs.

About 20% of Americans who have depression or an anxiety disorder also have a substance use disorder.

More than 90% of people who have an addiction started to drink alcohol or use drugs before they were 18 years old.

Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 are most likely to use addictive drugs.

https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/addiction-statistics/

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The image shows a drunk man who is face down on the table with a large bottle of wine/beer or a drink and also some drugs on the table https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/why-do-so-many-people-do-drugs-instead-of-solving-for-root-causes/

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The image shows a boy taking drugs and just pouring it into his mouth and his eye's show how the drugs are affecting him https://www.gettyimages.com/illustrations/drug-side-effects?sort=mostpopular&mediatype=illustration&family=creative&phrase=drug%20side%20effects

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The image shows a man that cannot get rid of his drug addiction and pulling a chain of drugs.https://www.shutterstock.com/search/drug+addiction+cartoon

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Micheal Botticelli talks about his experience with drugs. He started to do drugs at a young age. He talks about why he did do drugs. He grew up in a family riddled with drugs. He started to do drugs because growing up he was figuring out his sexuality. He said growing up as a gay kid is hard but the drugs took all of the pain away. He also went to gay clubs and also drank. He thought that drinking would take all his pain away but it really didn't help at all it just made things worse for him.

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Michael Botticelli: Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one

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Only one in nine people in the United States gets the care and treatment they need for addiction and substance abuse. A former Director of National Drug Control Policy, Michael Botticelli is working to end this epidemic and treat people with addictions with kindness, compassion and fairness.

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The video poem talks about drugs