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http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/feds-spent-36-million-research-studies-dWhat a waste of money!They could have saved $3,634,000 by just picking up random trash off the streets of Chicago and avoided traumatizing innocent animals!!
CNSNews.com asked the NIH the following question: “The Census Bureau says the median household income in the United States is $52,000. How would you explain to the average American mom and dad--who make $52,000 per year--that taxing them to pay for this grant was justified?” In an e-mail, the NIH responded that the research would help create better drug treatment models, alleviating the financial burden on society caused by drug addiction. “Drug abuse and addiction are a major burden to society; economic costs resulting from tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug abuse are estimated to exceed $600 billion dollars annually in the United States--including health, crime-related costs, and losses in productivity,” said the NIH. “Behavior therapy is the cornerstone of drug addiction treatments, particularly those in cases where FDA-approved medications do not exist (e.g., cocaine),” said the NIH. “Unfortunately, such treatments have been only partially successful, suggesting that additional research is needed so that we can develop more effective treatments. The results of this study will inform this process.” CNSNews.com contacted Carroll by telephone and e-mail with the same question, but did not receive a response. The project is now scheduled to run through March 30, 2012.
