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United States of America (Press Release) July 6, 2008 --
We hear the statistics that 1 in 6 American’s are affected by addiction or alcoholism. But just what does that mean? How many people is that? In simplicity, that is over 50 million people in our current population. That breaks down to over 1 million people per State. And with only about 12,000 facilities available to treat for drugs and alcohol - that would require that each facility be able to treat 4,182 people this year.
How does that break down to actual needs for this year? Well, simply put it would mean that every facility, regardless of size and capability, would need to treat 348 people each month on average. Most major hospitals could not handle this kind of census in a general setting, let alone be able to properly treat each individual with his or her addiction along with their psychological needs. As a matter of fact, the average rehab or detox facility has only about 16 beds capacity. Therefore, if they were to operate at capacity and offer a minimum of 14 days treatment to each person – that they would only be assisting 32 people each month per facility. While shortcutting these individual’s treatment to 14 days, they would still only be able to treat less than 10% of the addicted population.
So what is it that keeps America from being able to help the other 90% that need help with drugs and alcohol? Legislation and insurance plans have been modified more and more in recent times to actually reflect changes that go against benefitting families in these situations. More importantly, individuals usually don’t seek the necessary help to attempt a recovery from addiction. Even more, those who actually get the help they are looking for only succeed a small percentage of the time in staying sober.
Philip Cory, founder of TreatmentUSA.com, suggests that those who are afflicted with substance abuse, alcoholism, eating disorders, gambling addiction and other forms of dependency should “find a facility, call that facility, and find all necessary means to get in to a facility – as soon as you can.” Cory states that many people tend to loose hope or have an overall fear that they won’t find help. “Most people have a tough time just picking up the phone or getting online to look at facilities because of the underlying fear that they will be looked down upon for having a problem. Not realizing that most people around them already know that they are addicted and would love to see them get help” says Cory. “An addict or alcoholic’s perception is usually warped and they are unable to see that people really love and care for them.”
For more help on finding a drug rehab, alcohol treatment, or eating disorder program - you can log on to http://www.TreatmentUSA.com .
How does that break down to actual needs for this year? Well, simply put it would mean that every facility, regardless of size and capability, would need to treat 348 people each month on average. Most major hospitals could not handle this kind of census in a general setting, let alone be able to properly treat each individual with his or her addiction along with their psychological needs. As a matter of fact, the average rehab or detox facility has only about 16 beds capacity. Therefore, if they were to operate at capacity and offer a minimum of 14 days treatment to each person – that they would only be assisting 32 people each month per facility. While shortcutting these individual’s treatment to 14 days, they would still only be able to treat less than 10% of the addicted population.
So what is it that keeps America from being able to help the other 90% that need help with drugs and alcohol? Legislation and insurance plans have been modified more and more in recent times to actually reflect changes that go against benefitting families in these situations. More importantly, individuals usually don’t seek the necessary help to attempt a recovery from addiction. Even more, those who actually get the help they are looking for only succeed a small percentage of the time in staying sober.
Philip Cory, founder of TreatmentUSA.com, suggests that those who are afflicted with substance abuse, alcoholism, eating disorders, gambling addiction and other forms of dependency should “find a facility, call that facility, and find all necessary means to get in to a facility – as soon as you can.” Cory states that many people tend to loose hope or have an overall fear that they won’t find help. “Most people have a tough time just picking up the phone or getting online to look at facilities because of the underlying fear that they will be looked down upon for having a problem. Not realizing that most people around them already know that they are addicted and would love to see them get help” says Cory. “An addict or alcoholic’s perception is usually warped and they are unable to see that people really love and care for them.”
For more help on finding a drug rehab, alcohol treatment, or eating disorder program - you can log on to http://www.TreatmentUSA.com .
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