Stats

Affects

• 273 out of 412 showed substance abuse affected newborn
• 95 children were removed from their homes as a result
• The report also showed that only 54 women, about 20 percent, received state-funded drug treatment services

Funding (Arkansas)

• funds 289 residential drug treatment slots
• 32 of those, at a cost of $1.17 million annually, are for mothers with children
• medicaid doesn't cover mothers

Drug Abuse Violations (UCR)

• In 1995 there were 190,729 cases of abuse
• In 1996 there were 142,678 cases of abuse
• In 2005 there were 202,132 cases of abuse