New Drug Czar to Address 2,500 Drug Court Professionals

http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/New+Drug+Czar+to+Address+2,5...

This link goes to a press release with things like schedules for media opps with various celebrities, like the new drug czar, which aren't relevant to most people but has some interesting information, especially stats.

Excerpt:

-- White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Gil Kerlikowske's largest speech since being confirmed in May 2009.
-- He will be joined onstage by uniformed law enforcement from around the country in a visually impressive show of support.
-- He will call for an expansion of Drug Courts to serve every American in need.
-- He will voice the administration's support for Drug Courts.
-- He will read a Presidential Proclamation from President Barack Obama which "commends Drug Courts for the impact they have had on addressing substance abuse and to celebrate the lifesaving work of these critical programs."

-- There are 2,301 Drug Courts in all fifty states and U.S. territories.
-- Drug Courts are the nation's most successful justice intervention dealing with drug-addicted offenders.
-- Drug Courts save $3.36 for every dollar invested, and save as much as $12 when factoring in other costs offsets such as reduced victimization
and reduced healthcare services.
-- 75% of Drug Court graduates remain arrest-free.
-- Drug Courts annually serve over 120,000 people.
-- There are 1.2 million drug-addicted offenders currently before the courts who qualify for Drug Court services.
-- Twenty years of research and results confirms that the time has come to put a Drug Court within reach of every American in need.