Substance Abuse Issues On The Rise

6/17/2007

Many of the crimes committed have some type of substance abuse related activity attached to them. Over the past five years Boys State has watched almost all of the treatment centers close due to lack of funding. “This issue is simply not going to go away. It is going to cost way more money to house these people for diseases not crimes”, said one substance abuse counselor. The State has slashed the money allocated for these treatment centers and the Cities have made no attempt to pick up the lack of funding. A survey was conducted and over 40% of all incarcerated inmates have been convicted on some type of substance abuse crime. “This number is seriously high for us to do nothing about. Let us treat these people not simply incarcerate them”, stated the substance abuse counselor. The new state legislature will have to examine this when the budget is being reviewed.

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