AdelaideNow... Drugs, alcohol top health spending list: "The prevention of hazardous and harmful drug use accounted for $17.2 million - or 21.2 per cent of spending - up from $14.6 million in 2003-04. It was dedicated to programs for illicit and other drug control and anti-smoking campaigns."
I rest my case. 17 million on something which we need to get rid of. 17 million which could be spent on other health issues. 17 million on how many people? What percentage of the population? So what health issues received less or no funding because we have to deal with drug issues. How much police time? How much school time? How much justice system time? Hospital time? Add that all up because I am useless with numbers and how much money do we actually spend on drugs? And how much of the population is it? They cost us dearly.
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