While researching coked-up stimulus monkeys, I came across this defense of the expenditure: one job maybe saved. Heckuva job, Dems. But later in the article is this:

The medical school boasts a significant body of work studying addiction. Ultimately, the study could lead to better treatment for recovering cocaine addicts.
Balfour also cited another Wake Forest study. This one is studying whether yoga and other non-pharmaceutical therapies such as wellness classes can help alleviate hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.
“How does this study help revive the economy?” Balfour asked.
Well, again, jobs, said Nancy Avis, a professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Health policy at the medical school. The funding, more than $147,000 over two years, will contribute to the salaries of six people.

Next they can study if yoga helps coked-up monkeys come down from their high.