Drugs Kill, but Jesus Saves. Michael T’s Testimony

Drugs Kill, But Jesus Saves. Michael T’s Testimony – Help me, I want to stop using drugs but I can’t! Sound familar? There is no question on how addictive drugs can be. Nobody wins with drug abuse. As we all know, drug abuse and addiction are a major burden to society. Estimates of the total overall costs of substance abuse in the United States—including health- and crime-related costs as well as losses in productivity—exceed half a trillion dollars annually. This includes approximately 1 billion for illicit drugs,1 8 billion for tobacco,2 and 5 billion for alcohol.3 Staggering as these numbers are, however, they do not fully describe the breadth of deleterious public health—and safety—implications, which include family disintegration, loss of employment, failure in school, domestic violence, child abuse, and other crimes. But thank God, Jesus is still in the saving and Miracle business.

Prescription drug abuse still a problem

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Kelli Bain was that high school student. She started using prescription drugs and her life took a tailspin. She's spent the last 10 years fighting her addiction to Oxycontin and Opana. 9 months ago she checked herself into the Healing Place drug rehab …
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JRI offers hope for state's inmate overcrowding

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Better assessment of criminals after they are arrested and improved supervision after they are released were suggested. In addition, it was recommended the state spend $ 25.5 million during the next five years on substance abuse and addiction treatment …
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