Does prevention pay? Is the old expression “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” really accurate? By providing effective prevention education, programs and information to communities, Prevention First effects change within communities providing healthy alternatives to using substances. |
| Effective substance abuse prevention is a very worthwhile investment. Research has found that the savings per dollar spent on research-based substance abuse prevention can be substantial. |  |
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It can be proven that the level of community harm associated with substance abuse problems is inversely proportional to the number of people in that community who abuse substances. |
1. Estimate from the U.S. Center on Substance Abuse Prevention
2. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
