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These are some facts and figures on drug and alcohol abuse in Illinois. The numbers clearly indicate how alarming the situation in the state is, and how immediately treatment measures are needed to put things in order.

1. The mortality rate due to alcoholism and substance abuse in Illinois stands at 5,500 annually. These are the people who die either directly or indirectly due to alcoholism and substance abuse. This figure is quite high, especially when you consider that the total number of deaths in Illinois per year is approximately 110,000; which makes the deaths due to drug and alcohol abuse account for 5% of the total deaths in the state.
2. 2 in 5 of every Illinoisan who die due to accidental injuries are killed because of theirs or someone else’s drug or alcohol abuse. The total number of people who die due to accidental injuries each year in Illinois is about 9,000 to 10,000 people.
3. Tobacco is a widely abused substance in Illinois. About 17% of the total deaths in the states on an annual basis are due to tobacco abuse alone. In pure numbers, this translates to 18,000 people.
4. There is a lot of money that is spent in alcoholism and substance abuse treatment in Illinois. This includes not just the money that the state pumps directly into running these programs, but it also includes the productive loss that is caused in the state due to these habits. It is estimated that the state of Illinois loses as much as $3.5 billion each year due to drug and alcohol abuse treatment.