➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
NY: Epidemic, need for action acknowledged
The Daily News – April 13, 2016
The cost of properly treating addictions, which Pleus said needs to go far beyond the 21 days of in-patient treatment her son received, are high. But itemizing the criminal court proceedings, the 11 months in jail, 18 in probation, the costs to people and retailers robbed, social services, hospitalization, unpaid rent, foster care, the coroners … is it any more than his addiction cost his family and community?
http://www.thedailynewsonline.com/bdn01/epidemic-need-for-action-acknowledged-20160413