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The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992: Executive Summary
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The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992: Executive Summary
Publication year:
1998
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: An estimated $246 billion was spent on alcohol and drug abuse in 1992. This study seeks to quantify the effects of alcohol and drug abuse disorders in dollar terms, and the results are detailed in specific areas titled: health care expenditures; premature death; impaired productivity; motor vehicle crashes; crime; and social welfare. The question of who bears the costs of alcohol and drug abuse is also examined.