Addictions cost $40Ba year, workshop told Waterloo Record, Canada - ... Addictions cause about $24.3 billion a year in lost employment productivity, about $9 billion in health and $5.5 billion in law-enforcement bills. ...

County plan addresses addictions Inside Bay Area, CA - ... component. Treatment seekers often also have other problems, such as a mental health disorder or inability to keep a job, Carlson said. ...

New centre offers hope for teens with addictions ChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - ... the program was a responsibility of the Capital district health authority and ... on harm reduction and helps its patients examine how their addictions are hurting ...