New York, NY 3/16/2010 10:55:15 PM
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Statistics Can Reveal Interesting Information Regarding Drug Addiction

Statistics can reveal some very interesting information. They can tell us how well our favorite sports star or team is doing, or how many people with whom we share common interests, or how salaries compare in different fields. This year, the US Census will be conducted. The statistics gathered from the information provided will determine how much money states can be eligible for, how many new schools may need to be built, which roads will be fixed, and many other things. It is always interesting to see how things change in one decade.


Statistics can also provide us with information on alcohol and drug addiction and abuse. They can break down the number of people of a certain age group who have a drug addiction, and to what they are addicted. Statistics can also provide information on drug addiction recovery and the number of drug addiction recovery centers. All this information can be obtained and processed in neat little columns and rows.


And, that may be one of the disadvantages to statistics. When facts are reduced to mere numbers, depersonalization can take care. After all, one can think, there are people undergoing drug addiction recovery, and that’s a good thing, right? Well, yes and no. Most likely, for every one person who has chosen to utilize the services and resources of the many available drug addiction recovery centers, there may be three or four more who have not. And, one of these may be a family member or a loved one.


When drug addiction hits home, no amount of numbers in the world can ease the pain, unless it is perhaps the number of those who have chosen drug addiction recovery methods. Statistics showing successful outcomes can help to persuade someone to take advantage of available drug addiction recovery centers, but they cannot force a person to do so. That can only come from the person who has a drug addiction.


Thankfully, there are resources where information on drug addiction recovery and drug addiction recovery centers can be found. One such resource is the information found at the website http://www.drugaddictionrecovery.net/ or by calling 1-866-923-1134. By taking advantage of this information, perhaps there can be a rise in positive statistics-those showing recovery efforts and successes.