The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 4.26
Costs of Mental Health Services Provided to Persons With
an Alcohol- or Drug-Induced Mental Illness, 1992 (millions of dollars)
| Type of Organization |
Total Expenditures |
Cases Attributed to Alcohol and Drug Disorders (%) |
Cost Attributed to Alcohol or Drug Abuse |
| State and county mental hospitals |
$8,797 |
9.3% |
$820 |
| Private psychiatric hospitals |
$6,904 |
8.6% |
$595 |
| Non-Federal general hospitals with psychiatric services |
$5,275 |
12.1% |
$637 |
| VA medical centers |
$1,675 |
10.7% |
$179 |
| Residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children |
$2,228 |
7.2% |
$159 |
| Freestanding psychiatric outpatient clinics |
$759 |
6.7% |
$51 |
| All other organizations |
$6,510 |
9.5% |
$620 |
| Total |
$32,148 |
|
$3,062 |
Sources: Narrow et al. (1993); Manderscheid and Sonnenschein (1994).
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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