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. ...

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 ...

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. ...