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Friday May 11, 2007

Release Date: 05.11.07 | Location: DeKalb County | Organization: KPK & Co.

Career Executive to Speak About Addiction, Recovery

Why career executives resist treatment for drug addiction and alcoholism

Who

Mike Sanders, founder of ExecuCare Addiction Recovery Center of Norcross, a financial consultant, career executive and recovered alcoholic, will be speaking about addiction from the perspective of a businessman.

What

Free presentation, "Understanding Addiction," will help attendees distinguish between addiction and abuse of drugs and alcohol, debunk common myths about addiction and provide information about a confidential, safe and effective treatment for addiction that minimizes career disruption.

When

From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 16

Where

Briarlake Baptist Church
3715 Lavista Road
Decatur, Ga.

Why

The U.S. economy loses an estimated $185 billion each year to alcohol-related problems --equivalent to $683 for every man, woman and child in the country. A large portion of this cost is paid by businesses in the form of lost productivity and alcohol-related healthcare costs, while only a fraction is spent on treatment.

Estimates indicate that corporations spend less than 0.1 percent of their total healthcare bill on treatment, but businesses end up paying much more for the consequences of untreated alcohol abuse.