Studies show that addicts who are deep in their addiction will spend over $100 each day for their fix. Others will spend even more and they will do anything to obtain the money needed to get their drug of choice. 

Those who are heavily addicted to drugs also suffer losses in the relationships they have with their loved ones. Friends, family, partners, are all affected when one is addicted. Some addicts pay the highest price when they lose their lives to their addiction. 

What Are The Costs Of Addiction?

People struggling with addiction have many cost considerations including financial costs, physical costs, emotional costs, and psychological costs.

Financially, it is expensive to fund one’s hunger for drugs or alcohol. When addicts are in so deep, they lose track of reality and responsibility. They only see the need for their drug of choice. After they blow through any money they have from a job, they get into their savings. Before long there is no money left for bills and they are unable to buy clothing, they lose their homes, and they cannot afford food. 

High-functioning addicts may be able to keep their necessities in order such as food and home, but their lives are dysfunctional. They don’t enjoy much outside of their addiction and spend recreational money on their drugs.

Drugs and alcohol play a huge part in how someone reacts in certain situations or to specific events. They are a rollercoaster of highs and lows with no balance. One minute they may be calm and happy and then next aggressive. Others lose all sense of feeling and show little to no emotion about anything. 

Addicts can have a tough time dealing with their emotions. They have difficulty coping with their feelings. Over time, the weight of the stress accompanied by the inability to properly manage feelings stunts emotional development and can affect them socially. Psychologically, drugs will affect the neurotransmitter systems in an addict. When this happens all functionality in human life is affected including mood, sleep, and appetite to name a few.

Physically, addicts face a wide-range of negative health outcomes including:

  • Issues with internal organs and even organ failure
  • Poor heart health
  • Decreased immune system
  • Increased vulnerability to sickness
  • Brain damage
  • Loss of mobility
  • Accelerated aging

Do You Need Help With Your Drug Addiction?

The Expensive Life Of An AddictEvery aspect of a person’s life is negatively affected by drug use. When drug use goes from recreational to full-blown addiction it is difficult for addicts to see the world around them clearly as well as the impact their addiction has had on their life. 

The medical detox and addiction alternative treatment center at Discovery Place in Tennessee can help addicts safely detox in the smoothest way. You can feel safe and at ease at our Tennessee addiction alternative treatment center, while you work through the process, we offer plenty of support, resources, and tools along the way. Located in the beautiful and calming countryside of Tennessee, Discovery Place is an ideal spot to heal.

Call our Tennessee detox alternative treatment center anytime day or night at 1-800-725-0922 to discuss your situation and being your journey to recovery.

Testimonials

  • Discovery Place was the answer for my son. He did the 90 day and then the step down program and sober living. We give this organization 10 stars. They met my son where he was …emotionally, mentally, physically. They helped him put his life back on track. Discovery Place employees care about their guests. If your son, brother, nephew, grandson or husband needs excellent supportive care THIS is indeed the facility.

    Kim Morton
    Alumni Parent
  • I have remained sober and it is because of DP. DP is the best place there is, hands down. I keep everyone there in my prayers, and I encourage everyone there to take what they are practicing and do it in their lives, after.

    Roy Mantelli
    Alumni
  • Over the past year, I’ve been putting into actin what Discovery Place taught me, and I have experienced a complete perspective change of the world, and the people in it. I get to be a man of service and love today, and for that I am grateful to Discovery Place.

    Matt Kassay
    Alumni
  • Discovery Place means the world to me. They showed me the tools that I’ve tried to use everyday in my life to think less often of myself, and more frequently of others. I am learning to lend a hand when I am able and to have a honest and humble relationship with God and the people around me. Not only am I clean and sober, but also I am happy and fulfilled.

    Tommy Parker
    Alumni
  • Discovery Place and the men who work there made recovery attractive, and more importantly, fun. There is strength in the struggle. I am forever grateful for my time at Discovery Place.

    Creed McClellan
    Alumni
  • When I got to Discovery Place my whole life was in shambles, but I didn’t know it. I spent 6 months in their programs, participating in all three phases, and was met with kindness and love all along the way. It is unbelievable to me, where I am now relative to where I was when I arrived at DP.

    Lance Duke
    Alumni
  • I can never say enough good things about Discovery Place and the people who work there. Before checking in to DP, I was out of options and out of answers. Fortunately, Discovery Place has a solution. Taking suggestions from the staff at DP saved my life, and as a result, I’m now more content and hopeful about life. I’m grateful for Discovery Place showing me how to live a healthy life so that I can become a better man and help the next guy.”

    Tyler Buckingham
    Alumni

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