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 [...]

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Isn’t it a shame, that with all the money that Congress is going to spend, primarily to get the economy going, that someone couldn’t have found a little money for New Directions Treatment Center.  It probably would not have cost much to keep it open, and obviously, it has helped save some lives [...]

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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 [...]

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