Drug Addiction Consequences: Narconon Warning

Narconon Deals with Drug Addiction Consequences.
States Waste Billions Dealing with Consequences of Addiction, CASA Study Says

Narconon Warns that the vast majority of the estimated $467.7 billion in substance-abuse related spending by governments on substance-abuse problems went to deal with the consequences of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, not treatment and prevention, according to a new report from the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University.

The report, titled, "Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets," found that 95 percent of the $373.9 billion spent by the federal government and states went to paying for the societal and personal damage caused by alcohol and other drug use; the calculation included crime, health care costs, child abuse, domestic violence, homelessness and other consequences of tobacco, alcohol and illegal and prescription drug abuse and addiction. Narconon

Just 1.9 percent went to treatment and prevention, while 0.4 percent was spent on research, 1.4 percent went towards taxation and regulation, and 0.7 percent went to interdiction.

"Such upside-down-cake public policy is unconscionable," said Joseph A. Califano, Jr., CASA's founder and chairman. "It's past time for this fiscal and human waste to end."

CASA estimated that the federal government spent $238.2 billion on substance-abuse related issues in 2005, while states spent $135.8 billion and local governments spent $93.8 billion. The report said that 58 percent of spending was for health care and 13.1 percent on justice systems.

Researchers estimated that 11.2 percent of all federal and state government spending went towards alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse and addictions and its consequences. The report said that Connecticut spent the most proportionately on prevention, treatment and research -- $10.39 of every $100 spent on addiction issues -- while New Hampshire spent the least -- 22 cents.

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[NotSoOldHippy]

Scientology fraud

[lamadddd]

Yes, I agree. There is so much false data out there, and so many use them, that it can seem like it's okay or "normal" to get into drug abuse. It is easy to become a drug addict with all the stuff that is out there, so kids need to know the truth about them. Who wants to have to go to drug rehab to kick addiction?

[kerfluffle4]

Absolutely true. We must get facts presented in a clear way to those who are at risk of drug abuse, and the students of today are certainly in that category. Everywhere they turn they see people on drugs, legal or not, and drug addiction is a great danger for the young. Good for Narconon that it doe this kind of thing.

[inagodadavida1]

This is right. Drug abuse is not something anybody should ever get started on, and it is very important that we let young people know the truth about these substances.

[lamadddd]

Education is one of the best tools we have to deal with drug abuse and drug addiction.  Good that Narconon cares enough to do this kind of public service.