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Drug Treatment Yields Big Savings; California Study Finds Programs Cut Crime, Lower Health Costs
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The Washington Post
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August 30, 1994
| Copyright 1994 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information
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For every dollar spent on treatment for drug and alcohol abuse,
California taxpayers reap $7 in savings, mostly due to reductions in
crime and health care costs, a new statewide survey has found.
The cost-benefit analysis, billed as the most comprehensive
ever conducted in the United States, also confirmed what smaller
studies have shown already: Treatment is highly effective,
regardless of the type of program or the drug, and success cuts
across all racial and socioeconomic lines....
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