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The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States: 1992-1998
Publication year:
2001
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The consequences of using illicit drugs and the societal costs associated with drug law enforcement are examined. Seven sections comprise this report: executive summary; introduction; methodology; data and estimation of base cost components; estimates for 1992-1998; projections for 1999-2000; and discussion. Appendixes provide: acronyms and abbreviations; supplemental tables of data; and estimated costs in constant 2000 dollars. Between 1992 and 1998, increases in the following were observed: 5.9% in overall cost of drug abuse to society; 2.9% in health care related cost; 6.0% in reduced productivity; 6.5% in crime related cost; and 6.6% in costs of other effects, such as the criminal justice system, drug supply reduction, and social welfare.