The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 1.1
Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992 (millions of dollars)
|
Economic Costs |
Total |
Alcohol |
Drugs |
| Health Care Expenditures |
Alcohol and drug abuse services |
$9,973 |
$5,573 |
$4,400 |
|
Medical consequences |
$18,778 |
$13,247 |
$5,531 |
|
Total, Health Care Expenditures |
$28,751 |
$18,820 |
$9,931 |
|
Productivity Effects (Lost Earnings) |
|
Premature death |
$45,902 |
$31,327 |
$14,575 |
|
Impaired productivity |
$82,201 |
$67,696 |
$14,205 |
|
Institutionalized populations |
$2,990 |
$1,513 |
$1,477 |
|
Incarceration |
$23,356 |
$5,449 |
$17,907 |
|
Crime careers |
$19,198 |
- |
$19,198 |
|
Victims of crime |
$3,071 |
$1,012 |
$2,059 |
|
Total, Productivity Effects |
$176,418 |
$106,997 |
$69,421 |
|
Other Effects on Society |
|
Crime |
$24,282 |
$6,312 |
$17,970 |
|
Social welfare administration |
$1,020 |
$683 |
$337 |
|
Motor vehicle crashes |
$13,619 |
$13,619 |
- |
|
Fire destruction |
$1,590 |
$1,590 |
- |
|
Total, Other Effects on Society |
$40,511 |
$22,204 |
$18,307 |
|
Total |
$245,680 |
$148,021 |
$97,659 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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