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What did the study mentioned in the passage focus on? [br] [originaltext] If
What did the study mentioned in the passage focus on? [br] [originaltext] If
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2025-01-16
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What did the study mentioned in the passage focus on? [br]
If you have an addiction, new research might give you the incentive you need to kick the habit. The American Addiction Centers has released a study of what it costs over five years to a lifetime if you habitually abuse substances from nicotine and alcohol to cocaine, opioids and methamphetamines.
And the numbers are sobering. A nicotine addiction costs an estimated $4,628 over five years and $23,142 over 25 years. The study compared what that money could have gone to instead, including a down payment toward a median priced home, an average priced car or tuition towards a bachelor’s degree.
The numbers are even more stark for the cost of an alcohol addiction. For a beer drinker, the money spent could amount to $14,235 over five years or $71,175 over 25 years. For liquor, abusers can sink $28,101 over five years and $140,504 over 25 years.
Heroin, oxycodone and cocaine were found to be the three most expensive habits, with each costing more than $1 million over a 50-year time period. Heroin, the most expensive, cost an estimated $318,500 over five years and $1.59 million over 25 years.
While the numbers are staggering, they are only a conservative estimate, according to Dr. Lawrence Weinstein, chief medical officer at American Addiction Centers. That is because the study assumes a person uses the same amount of a substance such as alcohol over 5, 10, 15 and 25 years, he said. But people usually increase the amount they use over time. "If one starts with four drinks, it never continues with four drinks over 25 years," Weinstein said. "It’s going to be five, six, seven, eight and so forth."
The study’s analysis of costs is just scratching the surface, Weinstein said. That is because those who have addictions often have difficulty successfully staying employed. And their substance abuse issues may exacerbate other health conditions, such as diabetes. Insurance costs, such as life and long-term-care coverage, are also more expensive if you have a chemical dependency, said Carolyn McClanahan, founder and director of financial planning at Life Planning Partners.
选项
A、Because the study only covered several kinds of addiction.
B、Because people may drink more alcohol than other kinds of substances.
C、Because addiction may cause other ailments or diseases which may cost the addicts more money.
D、Because it used a determined amount of consumption for each year which in deed will rise over the years.
答案
D
解析
语义因果关系的判断。根据原文“they are only a conservative estimate…That is because the study assumes a person uses the same amount of a substance…But people usually increase the amount”可判断,之所以称该数据是保守估计是因为研究中假定上瘾者每年的摄入量不变,而实际上摄入量是会增加的。选项D所述与之相符。选项C表述正确,但却是下一段关于“scratching the surface”的内容,并非该题所涉。选项A和选项B文中未指出。故本题答案为选项D。根据关键词,确定答题范围,排除干扰项。
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