Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets
How much does my state spend?
This 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 almost 15 percent of their entire budgets on substance abuse and addiction and its consequences. If this were its own state budget category, it would rank second, behind spending on elementary and secondary education.
Join Together, a service of CASA, has posted detailed spending data for most U.S. states on this website. Use the box at right to find your state's information.
* 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.'
How much does my state spend?
This 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. 
