Comments on: Welcome to OCARTA.org http://ocarta.org/sample-post/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:59:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Gabrielle Moore http://ocarta.org/sample-post/comment-page-1/#comment-125 Gabrielle Moore Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:52:48 +0000 http://ocarta.org/?p=16#comment-125 What a great organization. The public really needs to understand that addiction is a chronic disease and that the only cure is abstinence. The stigma against drug and alcohol addicts prevents them from seeking the treatment and support they need. The World Health Organization estimates that risks linked to alcohol cause 2.5 million deaths a year from heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and various cancers -- 3.8 percent of all deaths worldwide. Imagine if addiction awareness was as great as breast cancer awareness. Addiction not only affects the addict, it has a disastrous impact on the family of an addict. For more on this read the article at http://orchardrecovery.com/alcoholism_family_disease.php What a great organization. The public really needs to understand that addiction is a chronic disease and that the only cure is abstinence. The stigma against drug and alcohol addicts prevents them from seeking the treatment and support they need.

The World Health Organization estimates that risks linked to alcohol cause 2.5 million deaths a year from heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and various cancers — 3.8 percent of all deaths worldwide. Imagine if addiction awareness was as great as breast cancer awareness.

Addiction not only affects the addict, it has a disastrous impact on the family of an addict. For more on this read the article at http://orchardrecovery.com/alcoholism_family_disease.php

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