Shoveling Up II: The Impact of Substance Abuse on Federal, State and Local Budgets

~ Jason Schwartz
CASA has pulled together a report that attempts to capture all of the costs of substance abuse in federal, state and local governments.

The report says that Michigan spends 18.2% its entire budget on substance abuse and addiction and its consequences. Only 0.2% goes to prevention and treatment.

If you line in another state, you can find its info here.

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Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.