A couple more interesting press releases worthy of republication:
Government Spends $468 Billion on Drug Abuse Costs
According to a recent report released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) drug and alcohol use and addiction cost local, state and federal governments around $467.7 billion in 2005.
The new 287 page report entitled Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on the Federal, State and Local Budgets, found that 96.5% of those funds or $357.4 billion went to handle the negative consequences of addiction including crime, homelessness, child abuse and welfare, and healthcare costs, to name a few.
But the biggest surprise is that only 1.9% of the funds went to drug rehab with even the Chairman of CASA agreeing that there has been a major shortage of appropriations to the right resources.
In the Chairman’s Statement, Joseph A. Califano Jr. announced that, “Under any circumstances spending more than 95 percent of taxpayer dollars on the consequences of tobacco, alcohol and other drug abuse and addiction and less than two percent to relieve individuals and taxpayers of this burden would be considered a reckless misallocation of public funds.” He then went on to say, “In these economic times, such upside-down-cake public policy is unconscionable.”
And Mr. Califano is not the only one who can see that there has been a major problem in regards to substance abuse spending in our country. Politicians, private and public sector leaders are promoting the fiscal viability of effective drug rehabilitation programs. Erica Catton, Director of Public Services for Narconon Eastern U.S. agrees that the only way to fully handle addiction is through successful drug rehab practices. Having spent the last 8 years helping communities and families handle drug addiction, Mrs. Catton says, “Cleaning up the mess that addiction causes without rehabilitating the individual will only create a bigger problem. Without effective treatment available, they will continue to create problems for themselves, their family and those around them. When you actually rehabilitate them through effective treatment, they will begin to clean up their own lives and the problems that they so often cause. The key is improving their abilities to handle life so they are no longer being controlled by their addiction.”
Since 1995 the Narconon program has graduated more than 25,000 addicts worldwide. The program has an average success rate of more than 70% for permanent sobriety. Narconon’s proven long-term social education model emphasizes handling both the mental and physical aspects of drug addiction with a focus on getting the addict back to being a sober and contributing member of society.
Effective drug rehabilitation is the main priority that local and federal governments will have to take up if they want to cut the huge costs created by addicts left on the community streets with no treatment options.
If you or someone you know is in need of an effective drug rehab program contact Narconon today at 877-362-9682 or log onto www.freedomdrugrehab.com.
Government Spends $468 Billion on Drug Abuse Costs
According to a recent report released by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) drug and alcohol use and addiction cost local, state and federal governments around $467.7 billion in 2005.
The new 287 page report entitled Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on the Federal, State and Local Budgets, found that 96.5% of those funds or $357.4 billion went to handle the negative consequences of addiction including crime, homelessness, child abuse and welfare, and healthcare costs, to name a few.
But the biggest surprise is that only 1.9% of the funds went to drug rehab with even the Chairman of CASA agreeing that there has been a major shortage of appropriations to the right resources.
In the Chairman’s Statement, Joseph A. Califano Jr. announced that, “Under any circumstances spending more than 95 percent of taxpayer dollars on the consequences of tobacco, alcohol and other drug abuse and addiction and less than two percent to relieve individuals and taxpayers of this burden would be considered a reckless misallocation of public funds.” He then went on to say, “In these economic times, such upside-down-cake public policy is unconscionable.”
And Mr. Califano is not the only one who can see that there has been a major problem in regards to substance abuse spending in our country. Politicians, private and public sector leaders are promoting the fiscal viability of effective drug rehabilitation programs. Erica Catton, Director of Public Services for Narconon Eastern U.S. agrees that the only way to fully handle addiction is through successful drug rehab practices. Having spent the last 8 years helping communities and families handle drug addiction, Mrs. Catton says, “Cleaning up the mess that addiction causes without rehabilitating the individual will only create a bigger problem. Without effective treatment available, they will continue to create problems for themselves, their family and those around them. When you actually rehabilitate them through effective treatment, they will begin to clean up their own lives and the problems that they so often cause. The key is improving their abilities to handle life so they are no longer being controlled by their addiction.”
Since 1995 the Narconon program has graduated more than 25,000 addicts worldwide. The program has an average success rate of more than 70% for permanent sobriety. Narconon’s proven long-term social education model emphasizes handling both the mental and physical aspects of drug addiction with a focus on getting the addict back to being a sober and contributing member of society.
Effective drug rehabilitation is the main priority that local and federal governments will have to take up if they want to cut the huge costs created by addicts left on the community streets with no treatment options.
If you or someone you know is in need of an effective drug rehab program contact Narconon today at 877-362-9682 or log onto www.freedomdrugrehab.com.
People Don’t Want to Work in Large Companies
Madbury, N.H. - Few people today want to work at large organizations, those with 10,000 or more employees.
When asked what size organization they would prefer to work for given today’s economy, the majority (71%) of business leaders chose a medium or small organization, according to a worldwide survey of senior executives and managers conducted by NFI Research.
Forty percent say they would rather work in a medium organization while 31 percent chose a small organization. Only 14 percent prefer a large company.
When asked what factors are most important when it comes to staying with an organization, three quarters of senior executives and managers say compensation. After compensation, senior executives and managers say confidence in leadership (73%) and autonomy or challenge (70%) are the other most important factors.
“Given the economic downturn, it appears compensation is at the forefront of people’s minds,” said Chuck Martin, CEO of NFI Research and author of SMARTS (Are We Hardwired for Success?)
More senior executives than managers would prefer to work for a small organization, based on the survey of 156 executives and managers.
Given today’s economic climate, 45 percent of senior executives say they would like to work in a small organization while almost half (49%) of managers would rather work in a medium-sized company.
The three least important reasons for staying with an organization are lack of other opportunities (6%), education (13%), and vacation time (17%).
“There are far too many companies, and leaders at those companies, that lose sight of taking care of their top performers in a down economy like the one we are in,” says one respondent. “They do not realize or think about the fact that top performers are still heavily sought after in such an economy, and will look to leave if they believe their current employer is not taking care of them.”
NFI Research surveys 2,000 senior executives and managers globally every two weeks. It has chronicled the transformation of business and countless workplace issues for more than nine years. NFI's Chairman and CEO Chuck Martin is a best-selling author of seven business books and frequently presents NFI's findings to businesses. Martin also teaches at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, where he teaches Consumer Buying Behavior and Marketing Research.
Chuck Martin is the author of the best-selling book "SMARTS (Are We Hardwired for Success?)" (AMACOM/American Management Association).
Chuck Martin is working on a new book dealing with high performing individuals. It is slated to be published by AMACOM/American Management Association.
Madbury, N.H. - Few people today want to work at large organizations, those with 10,000 or more employees.
When asked what size organization they would prefer to work for given today’s economy, the majority (71%) of business leaders chose a medium or small organization, according to a worldwide survey of senior executives and managers conducted by NFI Research.
Forty percent say they would rather work in a medium organization while 31 percent chose a small organization. Only 14 percent prefer a large company.
When asked what factors are most important when it comes to staying with an organization, three quarters of senior executives and managers say compensation. After compensation, senior executives and managers say confidence in leadership (73%) and autonomy or challenge (70%) are the other most important factors.
“Given the economic downturn, it appears compensation is at the forefront of people’s minds,” said Chuck Martin, CEO of NFI Research and author of SMARTS (Are We Hardwired for Success?)
More senior executives than managers would prefer to work for a small organization, based on the survey of 156 executives and managers.
Given today’s economic climate, 45 percent of senior executives say they would like to work in a small organization while almost half (49%) of managers would rather work in a medium-sized company.
The three least important reasons for staying with an organization are lack of other opportunities (6%), education (13%), and vacation time (17%).
“There are far too many companies, and leaders at those companies, that lose sight of taking care of their top performers in a down economy like the one we are in,” says one respondent. “They do not realize or think about the fact that top performers are still heavily sought after in such an economy, and will look to leave if they believe their current employer is not taking care of them.”
NFI Research surveys 2,000 senior executives and managers globally every two weeks. It has chronicled the transformation of business and countless workplace issues for more than nine years. NFI's Chairman and CEO Chuck Martin is a best-selling author of seven business books and frequently presents NFI's findings to businesses. Martin also teaches at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire, where he teaches Consumer Buying Behavior and Marketing Research.
Chuck Martin is the author of the best-selling book "SMARTS (Are We Hardwired for Success?)" (AMACOM/American Management Association).
Chuck Martin is working on a new book dealing with high performing individuals. It is slated to be published by AMACOM/American Management Association.
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