Overcoming Addiction Is Money In Your Pocket: A Look At Heroin Numbers

THE RIVER SOURCE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Saving Lives since 2003 Overcoming Addiction Is Money In Your Pocket: A Look At Heroin Numbers There are many reasons to overcome an addiction to drugs or alcohol. One thing that some people don't always sufficiently consider however is the cost of maintaining this habit. L9. Naturally, the actual cost depends on many factors such as where you live, the quality and quantity that you buy, as well as daily usage. One thing for sure is that the benefits of quitting a drug habit cannot be overstated. Heroin is a drug which continues to gain notoriety for its decreased cost and widespread availability. The below statistics give us an idea of just how expensive a heroin addiction can be over the long haul. Long Term Cost of Heroin Use %24 Many heroin addicts spend upwards of $150 per day on their habit. $100 I day $150 Let's be conservative and assume This is a nice round figure. You Iday that, on average, you spend can adjust it according to your $100 per day. own circumstances. This figure translates into the following numbers : $700 / 1 week *$180,000 75 years $3,000 /1 month HD- *$360,000 / 10 years $36,000 / 1 year HD- *$720,000 / 20 years Long term* Even if your habit is less expensive than this, you can see how quickly it adds up. For example, even if you are spending "only" $50 per day on heroin, it would still end up costing you $180,000 in ten years. What Else Could You Do With That Money? It can be very constructive to think about alternative uses for the money you'd spend on heroin. This is money that could be put towards: $179,000 in 5 years Financial freedom Education Investments Stocks, bonds, etc to help you work toward If you have a child that you want to put through college, the average cost per year at a private college is $44,750, or $179,000 for four years. The average heroin habit uses up that much money in five years! financial freedom $311,4000 in 10 years Starting a business. Investments Business The United States Small Business The average price of a new home in the U.S. in December 2013 was $311,400. One could easily spend that much on heroin in ten years. Association puts the average cost of starting a small business around the $30,000 mark. Retirement $ to retire in 20 years According to one financial expert, a person who retires at age 65 whose aver- age income was $75,000 per year would need $825,000 to retire. According to the figures listed above, you could save close to that amount by not buying heroin for 20 years! These are just a few examples of the constructive purposes that this money could be used for if channeled in a more productive direction. So if seeking motivation to quit a drug habit, get professional help and save money in the long run! Source http://heroin.net/about/how-much-does-heroin-cost/ https://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/content_payarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleld=10064 http://www.fedprimerate.com/new_home_sales_price_history.htm http://business.time.com/2013/02/11/sizing-up-the-big-question-how-much-money-do-you-need-to-retire http://www.sba.gov/community/blogs/community-blogs/small-business-cents/how-estimate-cost-starting-business-scratch %24