The purpose of this study is understanding the present condition and awareness of drug addiction & alcoholism and finding the management system strategics. 6.18million peoples of population in Korea(about 50millions people) are assumed the addict of the Four addiction problems (alcoholism, drug addiction, gambling addiction, internet addiction). This harmful effect of alcohol, drug, gambling, internet game and etc influences on not only the addict but also his/her
family and the society at large. The socioeconomic costs of the four addiction is 109 thousand billions and 5 hundred billions won. This costs are very higher than the socioeconomic costs of the other disease including the smoking, the cancer, and etc. Presently, the four addiction is widespread and serious problem in Korea. The addiction problem is on the rise as the risk factor of national competitiveness. Particularly, the problem because of the drugs comes to the fore as the serious social problem. In the past, the problem of relating to the drugs was regarded as the problem is limited to the privileged class including the entertainer, leading people of the society, worker of the adult entertainment businesses. Recently, the age or occupation abusing the drugs is widely varied. The four addiction is affect the overall economy directly or indirectly because the social security costs expends for the prevention or treatment of social
disorder, family dissolution, unemployment, loss of manpower and etc. It give rise to the national strength weakened and mental/physical devastation of the whole nation. The addiction problem as the social safety problem is serious. More than about 30% of the violent crimes like the violence, robbery, rape, murder is generated in the drinking condition. Heavily drunken people causing the social and legal problem is the annual 1 million people scale. Every year, 500,000 drunk people was released on warning without intervention and treatment. Besides, the health problems are raised an issue because of addiction problems. The medical fees because of the addiction are increasing continuously.
In the survey result about drug abuse, 536 people in the interview survey, 698 people in the online survey were determined as the drug abuser. This people comprised 12.6% of all the people surveyed(10,230 case). The result of alcoholism measurement index showed that 87.3% of subject with experience to drink is normal group, 12.7% of that is risk group.