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The 5 Most Expensive Addictions

Despite growing publicity about ‘soft’ addictions, drinking, smoking, drug abuse, overeating and gambling still are the most costly to society. 1. Alcohol. Estimated annual cost: $166 billion. Binge drinking hits the unemployed harder on a per capita basis — 10.4%, vs. 8.4% of employed people. It is most prevalent in small metropolitan locales, rather than [...]

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