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PREVENTION PAGE | 3-1 CHAPTER PROGRAMS AND POLICIESC hapter 3 Preview As discussed in earlier chapters, the misuse of alcohol and drugs and substance use disorders has a huge impact on public health in the United States. In 2014, over 43,000 people died from a drug overdose, more than in any previous year on record2 and alcohol misuse accounts for about 88,000 deaths in the United States each year (including 1 in 10 total deaths among working-age adults).4 The yearly economic impact of alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorders is estimated at $249 billion ($ per drink) in 20106 and the impact of illicit drug use and drug use disorders is estimated at $193 billion figures that include both direct and indirect costs related to crime, health, and lost Over half of these alcohol-related deaths and three-quarters of the alcohol-related economic costs were due to binge drinking.
PREVENTION PAGE | 3-3 Why We Should Care About Prevention Beginning in the twentieth century, the major illnesses leading to death shifted from infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and infections in newborns, to noncommunicable diseases, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
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