Sunday, July 27th 2008, 9:16 am
A 2005 state task force report said addiction costs include $1.4 billion in direct costs for money spent trying to prevent addiction, treating addicts and locking up people who commit crimes because of addiction.
Another $4.4 billion is attributed to indirect costs including a variety of financial losses from premature deaths, imprisonment and school dropouts.
Drug and alcohol addiction contributes to 85% of homicides, 80% of prison incarcerations and 75% of divorce.
The state mental health agency spent more than $59 million in state and federal funds battling substance abuse during the last fiscal year.
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