Financial Consequences
How Much Do People Spend On Cigarettes Each Year?
3,000-5,000 Canadian Dollars Each Year.
What is The Average Deaths Per Day In Canada Related To Overdoses:
a) 2-5
b) 16-22
c) 8-12
Correct Answer is B.
Annually, 5,700 to 7,100 deaths occur in Canada Due to Substance Abuse Disorder. Since Tracking Began in 2016, Over 55,000 Canadians Have Lost Their Lives To This Illness.
What Percentage of Fuel Consumption Increases When Drunk Driving?
30-40%
What Percent of People in Canada Who are Taken Into Police Custody Were Taken Into Custody for Public Intoxication?
33.3%
How Many Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Is Released Into The Atmosphere?
84,000,000 Metric Tons
How Much Do People Spend On Vapes Each Year?
$120-$5,200
True or False: Substance Abuse is A Lack of Choice and Will Power.
False
Addiction is Chronic Illness That Isn't Chosen or A Lack of Will Power.
True or False: Smoking is Costing The Canadian Government Lots Of Money
True
Not Just Drugs, But All Other Substances Related To SUD Has Cost The Canadian Government 49.1 Billion Dollars To Cover Lost Productivity, Healthcare, Criminal Justice, and Other Directed Costs.
What Percent Of People Live On The Street Due To Drug Addiction In Canada?
25.1%
How Many Microplastics Are Released Into The Environment From Drugs Each Year?
10-40 Metric Tons.
How Much Do People With Alcohol Use Disorders Spend Each Month On Alcohol?
$400-$1800 Per Month
What Brain Chemical is Triggered in The Brain When Using Drugs:
a) Endorphin
b) Dopamine
c) Cortisol
Correct Answer: B
Drugs Trigger Dopamine in The Body. Too Much of This Causes The Brain To Eventually Not Respond To The Dopamine and Later Lose Interest in Stuff That You Would Normally Find Interesting.
How Money Is Costing The Government For Substance Abuse Related To Drugs?
$17.2 Billion
True or False: Kids Of Individuals Experiencing Substance Use Disorders are More Likely To Experience Trauma, Emotional Instability, and Developmental Legs.
False
They Experience Developmental lags, Not Legs.
How Many Metric Tons Of Greenhouses Get Admitted Annual From The Alcoholic Industry?
1.5 Billion Metric Tons Contributing To Global Warming.
How Much Do Drug Addicts Spend On Drugs Each Year?
$3,650-$91,000
True or False: Substance Abuse Will Not Cause Permanent Damage To The Body?
False.
Alcohol, Drugs, Vapes and Cigarettes Changes Your Brain Chemistry, Permanently Impairing Decision, Memory and Overall Cognitive Function. While also Permanently Damaging Tissue, Bones and Organs.
How Much Money From Each Taxpayer Goes To Helping Substance Abuse Disorders?
$1,291 Per Person
True of False: Substance Abuse Disorder Can Cause Lack of Trust From Others.
True
Substance Abuse Disorder Can Cause Lack of Trust From Others.
How Many Disposable Vapes Are Thrown Away Each Day In The United States?
500,000 Disposable Vapes are Thrown Away Each Day Amounting To About 180,000,000 Devices Trashed Each Year.
How Much Do People With Substance Abuse Disorder Spend On Their Habits Each Year?
$5,000-$90,000
True or False: Meth Makes You Smarter
False: Meth Kills Your Brain Cells
What is The Biggest Leading Cost of Substance Abuse in Saskatchewan?
a) Alcohol
b) Tobacco
c) Cocaine
Correct Answer: A
Alcohol is The Leading Substance Contributing To Overall Costs With $766 Million Dollars In Saskatchewan.
Intimate Partner Violence is More Likely:
a) With Alcohol in The Mix
b) With Drugs
c) Either One or Both
Correct Answer Is: C
How Many Metric Tons of Cigarette Butts Are Thrown Out Each Year?
766, 571 Metric Tons, Accounting to Roughly 2-5% of Human Caused Wildfires.