• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Addiction Treatment Forum

Addiction Treatment Forum

Addiction Treatment Forum reports on substance use news of interest to opioid treatment programs and patients in medication-assisted treatment.

  • Newsletter
  • Addiction Resources
  • Rx Methadone & Safety
  • Patient Brochures
  • Events
  • Related Websites

Editorial: Here’s the Economic Case for Supporting Addiction Treatment

May 8, 2017 by ATForum

“Plenty of research has concluded that medication-assisted treatment is the most effective way to help those suffering from substance use disorder to reclaim their lives. Recent research pulled together by The New York Times shows that the benefits go well beyond the person in treatment to save taxpayers money, reduce crime and improve communities.

In Maine, like other states dealing with the deadly addiction crisis, there is often a debate among policymakers over the best approach to the problem. Many, including Gov. Paul LePage, prioritize more funding for law enforcement, hoping a larger police force will stop the flow of drugs. Others, often Democrats, want more state and federal funding for treatment, believing that helping ease people’s addictions will improve their lives.

It turns out, investing in treatment lessens the need for law enforcement. “For every additional dollar spent on treatment, $1.80 in savings would be realized,” the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review concluded in a 2014 report based on data from the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council. “These savings imply that moving just 10 percent of untreated individuals in New England into treatment would generate over $550 million in societal savings for the region.”

The societal savings come from reduced health care costs, reductions in crime and increased productivity when those in treatment return to the workforce.”

Read more at: http://bangordailynews.com/2017/04/26/opinion/editorials/heres-the-economic-case-for-supporting-addiction-treatment/

Source: BangorDailyNews.com – April 26, 2017

See related article: Opinion: The Access to Treatment Is the Key to Fighting Opioid Addiction available at:  http://citizensvoice.com/opinion/the-access-to-treatment-is-the-key-to-fighting-opioid-addiction-1.2185671

See related article from the New York Times: Spend a Dollar on Drug Treatment, and Save More on Crime Reduction available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/upshot/spend-a-dollar-on-drug-treatment-and-save-more-on-crime-reduction.html?_r=0

Filed Under: 2017, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), News Updates

Primary Sidebar

Upcoming Events

AATOD
April 10-14, 2021
Las Vegas, NV
https://www.eventscribe.com/2021/AATOD/

The Americam Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 51th Annual Medical-Scientific Conference
Thursday, April 22, 2021 to Saturday, April 24, 2021
Virtual
https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/meetings-events/2021/04/americam-society-addiction-medicine-asam-51th-annual-medical-scientific-conference

APA 2021 Annual Meeting
Saturday, May 1, 2021 to Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Los Angeles, California
https://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/meetings-events/2021/05/apa-2021-annual-meeting

View More Upcoming Events…

ATForum.com

  • Newsletter
  • News Updates
  • Addiction Resources
  • Rx Methadone & Safety
  • Patient Education Brochures
  • Events
  • Related Websites

Addiction Resources

  • Addiction and Recovery
  • Addiction Treatment Forum
  • Books and Booklets of Interest
  • Drug Screening and Testing
  • Evidence-Based Addiction Medicine
  • Government
  • Health Care Reform
  • Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS
  • Medication-Assisted Treatment
  • Mental Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Online Continuing Education Free Training Modules

Footer

Addiction Treatment Forum is produced by an independent medical communications agency. Commercial advertising is not accepted.
Published by Clinco Communications, Inc.
About Us
Contact Us
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Follow Us

This educational resource is supported by Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Sign up for News!

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Clinco Communications, Inc., 1808 N. Arlington Heights Road, Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, http://www.atforum.com. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Emails are serviced by Constant Contact

© 2021 Addiction Treatment Forum · All Rights Reserved