Published in Law and Health Weekly, August 26th, 2006
The report, Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Justice Populations, found that drug treatment lowers recidivism rates and is also cost-effective, estimating that for every dollar spent on addiction treatment programs there is a $4 to $7 reduction in the cost of drug-related crimes.
"As the leading provider of substance abuse treatment to correctional populations in America, I am pleased to see that the results of CEC's outcome - based studies...
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