Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets
Publication year:
2009
| Cataloged on:
Jun. 16, 2009
ANNOTATION: The costs of substance abuse on society, including those for criminal justice, and strategies for reducing these costs are discussed. Sections of this report include: introduction and executive summary; uncovering the costs to government of substance abuse and addiction; the burdens to federal programs; the burden to state budgets; the burden to local budgets; government spending on prevention, treatment, and research; government spending on regulation, compliance, and interdiction; and moving from spending to investment. Only 1.9 cents of every dollar spent on substance abuse goes to prevention and treatment.
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