In Colorado, the income of treatment clients following treatment increased by
an average of $2,760/year and the percentage of clients employed improved 70%
(Colorado ADAD, 1990-1991)
For every dollar invested in treatment, tax-payers save $7.14 in future
costs. (CALDATA)
Following treatment, the level of crime declined by two-thirds. (CALDATA)
Untreated additions cost American businesses from $50 billing to $100
billing each year. After treatment, reduction in days lost due to illness,
sickness claims and hospitalization dropped almost 50%. (Rutgers University,
1992)
Every dollar spent on treatment leads to a $7.46 reduction in crime-related
spending and lost productivity. (RAND Corporation, 1994)
At least one of every five dollars Medicaid spends on hospital care, and one
in every five Medicaid hospital days are attributable to substance abuse.
(CASA, 1993)
According to Columbia University, at least 20% of welfare recipients have
drug/alcohol problems severe enough to require treatment before they will be
able to benefit from literacy and job training, or hold a job. (CADA, 1997)
A history of alcohol abuse my a male partner was found to be the strongest
predictor of all the socioeconomic variables examined for acute injury from
domestic violence. (Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1998)