Title: Poverty and Addiction Relationship | St. Joseph Institute for Addiction
Headings: Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty and Addiction
Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty and Addiction
Understanding the Relationship Between Poverty and Addiction
Poverty Increases Addiction Risk Factors
Addiction Can Cause People to Slip into Poverty
Promoting Recovery by Treating the Root Causes of Addiction
By Dana Hinders
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Content: This might include arriving late, missing shifts, failing to meet project deadlines, or getting into arguments with colleagues. Eventually, this can lead to job loss. Being terminated for performance issues will make it harder to find another job. This increases the overall stress in the person’s life and provides an incentive to engage in criminal activity to fund continued substance abuse. Middle class individuals can also slip into addiction-related poverty by selling assets or dipping into retirement savings to buy drugs or alcohol. Untreated addiction impairs judgement and critical thinking skills, which can lead someone who is normally very financially responsible to burn through decades of accumulated wealth in just a short time. Promoting Recovery by Treating the Root Causes of Addiction
No two people with substance use disorders are exactly alike. To promote a lasting recovery, it’s vital that treatment plans address the underlying issues contributing to addiction. This could include providing job skills training, affordable housing resources, or access to community-based assistance programs for low-income individuals in addiction to detox and substance abuse counseling. By working to heal the mind, body, and spirit, St. Joseph Institute helps clients move towards a future free from the burden of addiction.