The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 4.5
Support for Specialty Alcohol and Drug Services, 1992 (millions of dollars)
|
Support |
Cost |
Training |
Personnel |
Training Hours/Year |
Total |
Alcohol |
Drugs |
|
New alcohol and drug abuse counselors |
5,000 |
250.0 |
$12.5 |
$7.5 |
$5.0 |
|
Existing alcohol and drug abuse counselors
|
58,000 |
30.0 |
$29.0 |
$17.4 |
$11.6 |
|
Total, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
|
63,000 |
47.5 |
$41.5 |
$24.9 |
$16.6 |
|
Other professionals in alcohol and drug abuse
|
65,903 |
6.0 |
$6.6 |
$4.0 |
$2.6 |
|
Mental health professionals |
994,403 |
2.0 |
$33.2 |
$19.9 |
$13.3 |
|
Other health professionals |
2,837,535 |
0.5 |
$23.7 |
$14.2 |
$9.5 |
|
Law enforcement/criminal justice |
1,721,622 |
0.5 |
$14.3 |
$8.6 |
$5.7 |
|
Clergy |
340,000 |
0.5 |
$2.8 |
$1.7 |
$1.1 |
|
Total, Training |
|
|
$122.1 |
$73.3 |
$48.8 |
|
Research and Development |
|
|
$536.3 |
$184.3 |
$352.0 |
|
Health Insurance Administration |
|
|
$325.0 |
$182.0 |
$143.1 |
|
TOTAL SUPPORT |
$983.4 |
$439.5 |
$543.9 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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