Vigil aims to raise addiction awareness
Chatelain said addiction costs the U.S. $ 650 billion every year, and about 2 percent of that goes to treatment. … “We have to get behind the mask to get at a root cause of what's doing all this, and then we can start treating what's happening,” Paine … Read more on Indiana Daily Student

Task force targets pregnant drug abusers
At a meeting Monday, members of the legislative Commission on Mental Health and Addiction heard from task force coordinator Natalie Robinson, who said the incidence of babies born dependent on narcotics may have reached epidemic levels in Indiana. Read more on Kokomo Tribune

Passport looks to address substance abuse by Medicaid recipients
“Technical assistance will include the coordination of conference calls, webinars and meetings with subject matter experts about Best Practices for Substance Abuse Treatment and development of specific action plans to enhance the substance abuse … Read more on Business First of Louisville

Jeffersontown startup company wants to reduce drug abuse
(WDRB) — A Jeffersontown, Ky. startup company is hoping its high-tech product can stop the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. The company is PillGuard, located in the Bluegrass Commerce Park. The product, called the PillGuard, is a … Read more on WDRB

Question by rachel r: know of any good books on teen delinquency?
i love the books crank, glass, burned, and impulse by ellen hopkins along with the abigail vona story “bad girl” anyone here know of any books that deal with similar topics? i love non-fiction when it comes to this topic.personal accounts are prefered but im up for any suggestions. thanks!

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Answer by Emily W
Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines Nic Sheff

Nic Sheff was drunk for the first time at age eleven. In the years that followed, he would regularly smoke pot, do cocaine and Ecstasy, and develop addictions to crystal meth and heroin. Even so, he felt like he would always be able to quit and put his life together whenever he needed to. It took a violent relapse one summer in California to convince him otherwise. In a voice that is raw and honest, Nic spares no detail in telling us the compelling, heartbreaking, and true story of his relapse and the road to recovery. As we watch Nic plunge the mental and physical depths of drug addiction, he paints a picture for us of a person at odds with his past, with his family, with his substances, and with himself. It’s a harrowing portrait — but not one without hope.

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West Virginia Governor's Task Force fights prescription drug abuse
Kathy Paxton, Director Division of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse with the Bureau for Behavioral Health & Health Facilities says, "We've actually decreased prescription drug abuse for the first time since 2006, but we are still in the top three for overdose … Read more on WOWK

2 young men share their story of addiction, relapse and recovery
Two local men, who have a lot in common with Monteith, were willing to share their addiction stories with us. They are both 31 years old and both made multiple attempts to overcome their drug addictions before they succeeded. I asked them to describe … Read more on MyFoxAL

Toronto mayor says he is not a drug addict
When asked by the host of The John Oakley Show if he has ever used crack, Ford responded by saying only that he was not a drug addict or an alcoholic. Ford continued to insist that he … The video was recovered from a computer hard drive during an … Read more on USA TODAY

Drug Treatment Court Provides Addicts Successful Rehabilitation
The mission of the program is to protect and improve the community by reducing repeat criminal activities related to substance abuse and addiction. It combines comprehensive treatment, rehabilitation and supervision for each participant. The successful … Read more on State Journal

Fighting the 'war on ice': Local courts focus on treatment for drug addicts
Pledge to be drug-free: B.P. Carbullido Elementary School students recite a pledge, administered by Superior Court of Guam Judge Anita Sukola, right, to be drug-free during an assembly at the school on Oct. 24. Joining Sukola onstage are Attorney … Read more on Pacific Daily News

INSPECT program helps track prescription drug abuse
(1/2)INSPECT program. FILE image (2/2)FILE image. Previous; Next. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – Dr. Ben Rachwal has been a pharmacist for 20 years and said he's seen the prescription drug addiction in our society get worse. "Opiate abuse and opiate … Read more on WLFI.com

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Chelmsford goes 'Behind Closed Doors' of teen drug abuse
More than 200 folks filtered into Chelmsford High School's Performing Arts Center last Thursday night for a "Behind Closed Doors" examination of current trends in teen substance abuse. "We did a great amount of advertising for this program, not just in … Read more on wickedlocal.com/chelmsford

Williamson Juvenile Court puts on teen substance abuse parent seminar
Parents can expect to be given details about current trends in drug use, an overview of court related services and responses, and will hear expert advice about parenting teens. Students can gain information about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse … Read more on The Tennessean

Study: 10 percent of teens in the ER abuse prescription drugs
“The information isn't getting through to providers that this is an issue that needs to be addressed and monitored, especially in our teen population.” The Centers for Disease Control has also called prescription drug abuse an epidemic. Emergency room … Read more on Al Jazeera America

Question by Evan: I NEED TO KNOW THE MONEY SPENT ON ALCOHOL REHABS YEARLY. RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.?
RECENT AND RELIABLE PLZ.

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Answer by raysny
The most recent I could find for the US has the figures for 1997:

“A study shows that the U.S. spent a combined $ 11.9 billion on alcohol and drug abuse treatment, while the total social costs were more than $ 294 billion. The results were part of the National Estimates of Expenditures for Substance Abuse Treatment, 1997, which was released at the end of April by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.

The report, prepared by the MEDSTAT Group for SAMHSA, examines how much is spent in the U.S. to treat alcohol and drug abuse, how that spending has changed between 1987 and 1997, how much of the spending is done by the private and public sectors, and how substance abuse expenditures compare to spending for mental health and other health conditions in the U.S.”
http://www.usmedicine.com/newsDetails.cfm?dailyID=54

In NY:
“States report spending $ 2.5 billion a year on treatment. States did not distinguish whether the treatment was for alcohol, illicit drug abuse or nicotine addiction. Of the $ 2.5 billion total, $ 695 million is spent through the departments of health and $ 633 million through the state substance abuse agencies. We believe that virtually all of these funds are spent on alcohol and illegal drug treatment.”
Source: National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, Shoveling Up: The Impact of Substance Abuse on State Budgets (New York, NY: CASA, Jan. 2001), p. 24.

States Waste Billions Dealing with Consequences of Addiction, CASA Study Says
May 28, 2009

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.

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.
http://www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/states-waste-billions-dealing.html

Key Findings

Of the $ 3.3 trillion total federal and state government spending, $ 373.9 billion –11.2 percent, more than one of every ten dollars– was spent on tobacco, alcohol and illegal and prescription drug abuse and addiction and its consequences.

The federal government spent $ 238.2 billion (9.6 percent of its budget) on substance abuse and addiction. If substance abuse and addiction were its own budget category at the federal level, it would rank sixth, behind social security, national defense, income security, Medicare and other health programs including the federal share of Medicaid.

State governments spent $ 135.8 billion (15.7 percent of their budgets) to deal with substance abuse and addiction, up from 13.3 percent in 1998. If substance abuse and addiction were its own state budget category, it would rank second behind spending on elementary and secondary education.

Local governments spent $ 93.8 billion on substance abuse and addiction (9 percent of their budgets), outstripping local spending for transportation and public welfare.¹

For every $ 100 spent by state governments on substance abuse and addiction, the average spent on prevention, treatment and research was $ 2.38; Connecticut spent the most, $ 10.39; New Hampshire spent the least, $ 0.22.

For every dollar the federal and state governments spent on prevention and treatment, they spent $ 59.83 shoveling up the consequences, despite a growing

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North Adams Vigil Brings Drug Prevention Groups Together
The vigil, to be held at the Noel Field walking track beginning at 7 p.m., is a kick off of sorts to call attention to the groups started locally within the last year to combat substance abuse, Mayor Richard Alcombright told the City Council on Tuesday … Read more on iBerkshires.com

County's Substance Abuse Prevention Group to Host Forum
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The recently formed Berkshire Opioid Abuse and Prevention Collaborative is hosting a community forum on prescription drugs and heroin abuse on Oct. 30 from 8:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Ralph Froio Senior Center, 330 North St., … Read more on iBerkshires.com

Obama on Substance Abuse Prevention Month
Today, too many Americans face futures limited by substance use, which threatens health, safety, and academic performance. Substance use disorders are linked to crime, motor vehicle crashes, and fatalities. This month, we recognize substance abuse … Read more on Hudson Valley Press

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