AHS Views

I read an article today with an amazing, ‘unbelievable’ would be more correct, statistic - just a few years ago 30% of the residents of Coles County Illinois used meth. That’s an astounding statistic. Even more astounding is that Illinois is is cutting $43 million of the funding for addiction help services.

I’ve studied a lot of statistics and have never, ever seen one that bad. They’ve got a real problem and it’s amazing that the state would cut funding for addiction help programs. Not only will many people who need addiction help have nowhere to turn to get their lives sorted out, it doesn’t even make sense economically - the crime rate will go up (more money spent in courts, prisons, police), the number of emergency room visits will increase, the number of deaths from drugs will increase, and so will the number of people being introduced to the drug. 

If you’re looking for addiction help for someone on meth (or any other drug), your chances of getting it from state-funded programs are far less. Addiction help services can help you find the addiction help you need - and they’ll find better, more successful programs.