Evaluation Report: Substance Abuse Treatment

February 2006 Evaluation Report: Substance Abuse TreatmentThere were nearly 42,000 admissions of Minnesota residents to substance abuse treatment in 2004. Over half were publicly funded. The main source of funding was the Consolidated Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund. State appropriations to this fund have reached $63 million in 2006, however funding is not available to persons with incomes above the poverty line. Effectiveness studies show that treatment results are mixed and that information on community programs is limited. There is wide variation in county use of public funds, and the treatment clients receive varies by county. Inmates who complete substance . . .