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 Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets
A major report from The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA*) at Columbia University shows that substance abuse and addiction cost federal, state and local governments at least $467.7 billion in 2005. State governments spend, on average, over 15 percent of their entire budgets on substance abuse and addiction and its consequences. The worst part is that for every dollar states spend on this problem, 94 cents go to "shovel up" the consequences in public programs such as health care, criminal justice, education, child welfare and mental health -- and only about 2 pennies go to prevention, treatment and research programs to reduce this burden.
There is a better way. Our leaders must shift their investments toward effective prevention and treatment options in order to reduce the awful burden that untreated substance misuse and addiction place on our budgets -- and our citizens.  Tell your elected officials about this report Learn more and read the report:
* The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University is neither affiliated with, nor sponsored by, the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (also known as "CASA") or any of its member organizations, or any other organization with the name of 'CASA.'
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