A recent study of over 2500 persons treated for substance abuse estimated that for every dollar spent on the treatment, society received seven dollars in benefit in reduced crime and improved earnings for the person treated. This confirms a similar kind of study conducted a number of years ago. Spending on drug treatment is probably the only worthwhile spending in all of our drug policy.
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