The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 6.10
Alcohol and Drug Abuse-Related Social Welfare Expenditures, 1992 (millions of dollars)
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Direct Human Services |
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Total |
Social Insurance:
OASDI,1 SSI2 |
Public Aid:
AFDC,3 Food Stamps |
Child Welfare, Foster Care, Adoption Svcs. |
Head Start, Voc. Rehab., Special Ed. |
| Total Expenditures |
$346,550 |
$126,190 |
$179,370 |
$2,700 |
$6,990 |
Proportion alcohol and drug abuse attributed |
3.3% |
1.7% |
4.1% |
3.3% |
3.3% |
Alcohol and drug abuse-related expenditures |
$11,403 |
$2,206 |
$8,856 |
$111 |
$231 |
Total transfer costs due to alcohol and drug abuse |
$10,383 |
$2,077 |
$8,244 |
$63 |
$0 |
| Administrative and direct service costs due to alcohol and drug abuse |
$1,020 |
$130 |
$612 |
$48 |
$231 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
1OASDI = Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
2SSI = Supplemental Security Income.
3AFDC = Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. Of total costs for transfer, administrative, and total expenditures, 67 percent is attributed to alcohol and 33 percent is attributed to drug abuse.
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