One dollar Invested...saves $18 in Costs

"Recent research has concluded that every dollar invested in school-based substance use prevention programs has the potential to save up to $18 in costs related to substance use disorders," says The 2013 National Drug Control Strategy submited by President Obama.








The full report can be accessed at: www.whitehouse.gov//sites/default/files/ondcp/policy-and-research/ndcs_2013.pdf


The whole phrase is from the 2013 National Drug Control Strategy's Chapter 1: “Policies, programs, and messages that help youth abstain from drugs and alcohol are needed at home, in school, among peers, at workplaces, and throughout the community. Recent research has concluded that every dollar invested in school-based substance use prevention programs has the potential to save up to $18 in costs related to substance use disorders.”

www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/news-releases/2013-national-drug-policy-strategy-release