The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 6.1
Other Effects of Alcohol and Drug Abuse on Society, 1992 (millions of dollars)
| Cost |
Total |
Alcohol |
Drugs |
| Value of Goods and Services |
| Crime |
$24,282 |
$6,312 |
$17,970 |
| Social welfare |
$1,020 |
$683 |
$337 |
| Motor vehicle crashes |
$13,619 |
$13,619 |
- |
| Fire destruction |
$1,590 |
$1,590 |
- |
| Total, Direct Costs |
$40,511 |
$22,204 |
$18,307 |
| Lost Productivity |
| Victims of crime |
$3,071 |
$1,012 |
$2,059 |
| Incarceration |
$23,356 |
$5,447 |
$17,907 |
| Crime careers |
$19,198 |
|
$19,198 |
| Total, Indirect Costs |
$45,625 |
$6,459 |
$39,164 |
| TOTAL |
$86,136 |
$28,663 |
$57,471 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. Other costs resulting from alcohol- and drug-related crime, motor vehicle crashes, and fires (e.g., health care costs, premature death) are estimated and reported elsewhere in this report. Estimation of crime-related lost productivity attributed to alcohol and drug abuse is described in chapter 5, section 5.6.
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