Shoveling Up: The Impact of Substance Abuse On State Budgets

This resource from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) presents the cost of substance abuse and addiction to state governments in Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Texas.

Based off of a three-year study on individual state programs designed to prevent and treat substance abuse or deal with consequences of substance abuse, "Shoveling Up: The Impact of Substance Abuse," includes details supporting CASA's recommendations to target treatment and prevention efforts using state powers of legislation, regulation, and taxation, and improve program management and service delivery.

http://www.casacolumbia.org/ViewProduct.aspx?PRODUCTID={55582603-537C-4402-AA08-73FDF105B580}

Publication Year: 2001

Publisher

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
Columbia University
633 Third Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, ny 10017
Phone: 212-841-5200
Website: http://www.casacolumbia.org/