The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 4.10
Non-Federal Hospital Days and Associated Costs Resulting From Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 1992
|
Days of Care (thousands) |
Costs
(millions) |
| Alcohol |
|
Alcohol-specific illnesses |
409 |
$414 |
|
Alcohol-related illnesses |
3,985 |
$4,033 |
|
Additional days from co-occurring alcohol disorders1 |
871 |
$881 |
|
Subtotal, Alcohol |
5,265 |
$5,328 |
| Drug Abuse |
|
Drug abuse-specific illnesses |
1 |
$1 |
|
Drug abuse-related illnesses |
* |
* |
|
Additional days from drug disorders1 |
511 |
$517 |
|
Subtotal, Drug Abuse |
512 |
$518 |
TOTAL, Alcohol and Drug Abuse-Caused Illness and Days |
5,777 |
$5,846 |
| Treatment of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Disorders |
|
Alcohol disorder treatment |
2,707 |
$9732 |
|
Drug disorder treatment |
1,479 |
$6492 |
|
Subtotal, Alcohol and Drug Disorder Treatment |
4,186 |
$1,622 |
|
TOTAL, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hospital Cost and Days |
9,963 |
$7,468 |
1Calculations of additional days resulting from alcohol abuse disorders exclude the days of care for alcohol-related illnesses in order to avoid double counting. For drug abuse, the proportion of discharges for which the additional days are calculated is assumed to be the same as for alcohol. Additional days from combined alcohol and drug abuse disorders are evenly split between alcohol and drug abuse. These values exclude effects on newborns, which are discussed more fully under special disease groups.
2The average cost per day for regular acute hospitalization, $1,012, is discussed below. Analysis of NDATUS presented in section 4.2 suggests that the cost per day for the treatment of alcohol and drug disorders on average ranges from $340 to $440, depending on sources of revenue. Because the days of care listed here are comparable to those found from analysis of NDATUS, the costs for hospital-based treatment presented in table 4.3 are also presented here.
*These costs are estimated in section 4.4, "Special Disease Groups."
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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