By Lorie KonishOriginal Source: cnbc.com

• A new study from the American Addiction centers puts an estimate on how much your smoking, drinking or drug habits can cost over the years.
• The most expensive habits are heroin, oxycodone and cocaine abuse. But all substance use can take significant money away from big life goals, such as buying a house or pursuing a college education.

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...click here to continue reading