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Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on July 16, 2010

Crikey. Worst economic recession and worst unemployment numbers in decades… highest national debt level since World War II. So, why not use American tax dollars so that cocaine addicts can learn Chinese meditation?

What’s a paltry half a million dollars when future generations of Americans will be saddled with Obama’s out-of-control, escalating debt in the trillions?

At least a few new jobs, that of the Chinese meditation teachers, were created. Hope that’s worth $400 thousand-plus dollars.

From CNS News, U.S. Spent $410,624 on Project to Teach Chinese Meditation to Cocaine Addicts:

The U.S. government has spent $410,625 to study the effects of teaching Chinese meditation to cocaine addicts.

“Our clinical experience and pilot studies suggest that Integrative Meditation (IM) from Chinese medicine may help clients engage in treatment, reduce cravings/withdrawal symptoms, and increase treatment retention, which appear missed by a typical behavior therapy,” says the official description of the project published by the National Institutes of Health.

“IM is an adaptation or simplified form of mindfulness meditation,” says the description. “It may enhance existing therapies to help reduce withdrawal symptoms, increase treatment engagement, and prevent relapse through step-by-step therapist facilitation.”

The study, which is titled “Treatment of Cocaine Addiction with Integrative Meditation,” received $225,000 in tax money in 2009 and $185,625 in 2010, for a total of $410,625. The project was scheduled to run from April 1, 2009 until March 31, 2011. The grant was issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the NIH.

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CNSNews.com asked both the NIH and the principal investigator for the study–Dr. Kevin Chen of the University of Maryland-Baltimore–the following question: “According to the Census Bureau, 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?”

Neither Chen nor the NIH responded to this question. NIH spokeswoman Shirley Simpson requested the question in an e-mail. After more than a week, however, she still had not responded to the email. Chen also did not respond to a second, follow-up email with the same question.

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