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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
The most common treatment options for addiction include psychotherapy, support groups, and individual counseling.
In inpatient settings, adverse drug events account for an estimated one in three of all hospital adverse events. They affect approximately 2 million hospital stays every year, and prolong hospital stays by between one and five days.
The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.
The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.