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Katherine: The great recession of 2013 proved a connection between poverty and drug addiction. At that time the average american was making less than 49,999 dollars a year and there was a drastic increase in drug use.

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Research local drug rehabilitation and counseling centers

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Research local drug rehab centers

Main goal is to link with local drug rehabilitation and counseling centers

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Melanie:
Teens and people who suffer from mental health issues are more likely to suffer from drug abuse.

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https://www.dualdiagnosis.org/drug-addiction/economic-status/

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https://www.monarchshores.com/food-for-thought/drug-addiction-and-poverty

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Why do people start to consume drugs? continued....

In order to prevent drug addiction we need to combat the issue by directly informing those who are easily influenced.
Drug addiction generally starts in the pre-teen or teen years. This time in young people’s lives is when they often like to experiment with drugs and alcohol, and many get hooked. The problem is that the brain hasn’t fully developed, and kids are easily influenced during this time.

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- In New York most common age for people going through poverty is adults (19-64), it is 1,195,100 in 2017.
- In 2017, 8.5 million American adults suffered from both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder, or co-occurring disorders.
- Drug abuse and addiction cost American society more than $740 billion annually in lost workplace productivity, healthcare expenses, and crime-related costs
- Among reported cases of childhood abuse and neglect over a 10-year period, over 70 percent of them involved drug or alcohol abuse.
- Recent research shows about nine percent of all American children live with at least one parent who abuses drugs or alcohol.

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Why do people start consuming drugs?

According to the Narconon, teens use drugs to “fit in”  During 2004 and 2013 there was a 50 percent increase in heroin use with males and a 100 percent increase among females. This increase was seen drastically on those between the ages of 18 and 25 years old. At around the same time “most Americans made less than $49,999 a year”

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Some causes of poverty

Inadequate access to clean water and nutritious food. ...

Little or no access to livelihoods or jobs. ...

Conflict. ...

Inequality. ...

Poor education. ...

Climate change. ...

Lack of infrastructure. ...