Mapping The Addiction Treatment Market: 20.6 Million With Addiction Issues & $22 Billion In Annual Spending

Mapping The Addiction Treatment Market: 20.6 Million With Addiction Issues & $22 Billion In Annual Spending

In 2005, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), spending on addiction treatment in the United States totaled $22 billion. Public payers accounted for the vast majority of spending (79%) at $18 billion, while private payers (including private insurance, out-of-pocket spending, and other private spending) accounted for 21% ($5 billion).  Spending on treatment contrasts with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimate that the cost . . .