The costs of alcohol, illegal drugs, and tobacco in Canada, 2002
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Rehm, Jürgen, Gnam, William, Popova, Svetlana, Baliunas, Dolly, Brochu, Serge, Fischer, Benedikt, Patra, Jayadeep, Sarnocinska-Hart, Anna and Taylor, Benjamin. 2007. "The costs of alcohol, illegal drugs, and tobacco in Canada, 2002." Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. 68 (6), pp. 886-895. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2007.68.886
| Article Title | The costs of alcohol, illegal drugs, and tobacco in Canada, 2002 |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 6480 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Rehm, Jürgen, Gnam, William, Popova, Svetlana, Baliunas, Dolly, Brochu, Serge, Fischer, Benedikt, Patra, Jayadeep, Sarnocinska-Hart, Anna and Taylor, Benjamin |
| Journal Title | Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs |
| Journal Citation | 68 (6), pp. 886-895 |
| Number of Pages | 10 |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publisher | Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. |
| Place of Publication | United States |
| ISSN | 0096-882X |
| 1937-1888 | |
| 1938-4114 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2007.68.886 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.jsad.com/doi/10.15288/jsad.2007.68.886 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to estimate costs attributable to substance use and misuse in Canada in 2002. METHOD: Based on information about prevalence of exposure and risk relations for more than 80 disease categories, deaths, years of life lost, and hospitalizations attributable to substance use and misuse were estimated. In addition, substance-attributable fractions for criminal justice expenditures were derived. Indirect costs were estimated using a modified human capital approach. RESULTS: Costs of substance use and misuse totaled almost Can. $40 billion in 2002. The total cost per capita for substance use and misuse was about Can. $1,267: Can. $463 for alcohol, Can. $262 for illegal drugs, and Can. $541 for tobacco. Legal substances accounted for the vast majority of these costs (tobacco: almost 43% of total costs; alcohol: 37%). Indirect costs or productivity losses were the largest cost category (61%), followed by health care (22%) and law enforcement costs (14%). More than 40,000 people died in Canada in 2002 because of substance use and misuse: 37,209 deaths were attributable to tobacco, 4,258 were attributable to alcohol, and 1,695 were attributable to illegal drugs. A total of about 3.8 million hospital days were attributable to substance use and misuse, again mainly to tobacco. CONCLUSIONS: Substance use and misuse imposes a considerable economic toll on Canadian society and requires more preventive efforts. |
| Keywords | Alcoholism; economics; Alcohol; Illegal Drugs; Tobacco |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420201. Behavioural epidemiology |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada |
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