Drug and alcohol treatment is a significant portion of all healthcare spending.
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Most addicts require inpatient treatment.
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Treatment isn’t usually successful for those with a serious addiction.
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Only 10% of those who need treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol are able to get it.
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Treating addiction is not like treating an upset stomach. When people try to kick addiction and fail, it is a matter of will, not a matter of medicine.
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Screening and brief intervention for emergency room patients is too costly and would bankrupt most county hospitals.
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Most people who use drugs are out of work or unemployable.
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Your son is admitted to the hospital for the third time this year as a result of an injury caused by over consumption of alcohol. As a matter of procedure the hospital will screen him for a substance abuse problem?
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Funding for substance abuse treatment in Texas has increased over time.
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Stigma plays a significant role in our state’s ability to effectively deal with the public health crisis of drug and alcohol addiction.
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People don’t need treatment. They can just go to AA or NA.
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The addict has to want help or treatment won’t work.
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A portion of the Texas state alcohol taxes go toward treatment programs.
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Treat Texas Calls on Legislators to Save Funding for Alcohol & Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

With the 82nd Texas Legislature in full swing, Treat Texas, a coalition of groups dedicated to serving Texans with drug and alcohol problems, calls on lawmakers to appropriately fund substance abuse treatment and prevention programs. Facing a budget shortfall, the Legislature is considering slashing several million dollars or more from the state’s budget currently allocated for such programs. This would result in Texas forfeiting the same amount in federal matching dollars. Rather than cut funding for these critical addiction treatment programs and support services, Treat Texas calls on the Legislature to increase funds for the programs as a preventative strategy to reduce the state budget shortfall over the long-term.

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