So, spending your money on the WOD is "mind boggling leeching", but spending your money on drug treatment centers is just fine by you.
Where's this "saving" you're talking about?
Well, if we put people in prison, what chance do they have of becoming productive members of our society? At least with treatment, they have a fair chance of overcoming their problem, getting a job, and paying taxes. Either way, our money will be wasted on the failure that is the WOD.
I'm sure the state of Texas is getting federal money for law enforcement, Louisiana sure does.
Kind of obvious, isn't it. Drug treatment costs less than 10% of jail and the people are still outside working and paying taxes instead of being made useless inside.
This loss of productivity of hundreds of thousands of people in prison is the biggest single cost to society of the Drug War.