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$1 Spent on Prevention Saves $10, Study Says

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

$1 Spent on Prevention Saves $10, Study Says March 16, 2009 ISU report to United Nations conference says drug prevention programs help the economy AMES, Iowa -- Two Iowa State University researchers have given communities worldwide good reason to implement substance abuse prevention programs. They're economically beneficial, with a nearly $10 return for every dollar invested in prevention. Richard Spoth, director of the Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute (PPSI) at Iowa State, and Max Guyll, ISU assistant professor of psychology, presented that message last month to substance abuse experts representing approximately 100 countries at a conference in Vienna, Austria, co-sponsored by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the World Health Organization...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).