There is no problem. Anyone who wants to get into drug rehab, regardless of how much or how little money they have, can get in… Or at least that's the message I keep getting from state social services personnel. Which is kind of funny, since a lot of the people I talk to that are struggling with addictions are telling me a very different story.

2009 looms hard for treatment organizations counting on federal dollars, as the Bush administration whittles already lean budgets down a few hundred million more.

Jail spending stays high and strong.