OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistic The average national cost of chemical dependency treatment per person treated was $1,334 in 1987. And, the cost of chemical dependency treatment exceed $1 per American citizen per month, according to a recent analysis by OPEN MINDS. The analysis also revealed that chemical dependency treatment costs per citizen are double the national average in California. To reach these conclusions, OPEN MINDS analyzed the data produced by the National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey . . .