It is more interesting and appealing when Mary Bono Mack speaks about addiction in her own family and she wants to do something about it as regards to public health.
Michael Jackson put addiction back on the radar screen and the need for addiction treatment is starting to appear.
As Congress is talking about health care and [...]
This is great news – not only is the state of New York apparently pushing drug treatment instead of incarceration for those who are drug abusers, there are some real stats to show they are going to save money and lives.
From the article – “Every $1 invested in addiction treatment programs yields a return [...]
There probably has never been a study regarding the statistics of drug treatment versus incarceration that did not show that drug treatment is less expensive and more effective than incarceration.
This study shows that heroin and crack-cocaine addicts commit fewer crimes after receiving treatment, but the same is probably true for those who abuse methamphetamine or [...]
