Posts Tagged ‘societal costs’
Girl in the Shadows: Dasani's Homeless Life
Girl in the Shadows: Dasani's Homeless Life
This bodes poorly for the future. Decades of research have shown the staggering societal costs of children in poverty. They grow up with less education and lower earning power. They are more likely to have drug addiction, psychological trauma and …
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Genetic testing: A mother's advice, a daughter's decision
On this day, we were discussing a New York Times column in which the actress Angelina Jolie announced that she had undergone a radical preemptive double mastectomy after finding out she had a gene mutation that put her at a higher risk for breast and …
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Financial Cost of Addiction vs. the Cost of an Addiction
Let’s face it, it takes a lot of money to pay for addiction treatments.® The financial cost of Suboxone ® is high. Frequently the financial burden is carried by the patient alone since many insurance companies do not cover the medication. Many are providing some coverage for the doctor visit. The cost of treatment needs to be weighed against the other personal costs and societal costs.
According to SAMHSA, addicts miss over two days of work per month because of their addiction. Whether the employee pays or the employer pays, we are talking about a loss of between 0 and 00 per month depending how much someone makes. This does not include the indirect costs such as conflicts with others causing decreased production at work, lower salary for the person, or decreased business for the employer.