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DRUG USE CONSEQUENCES
Table 18. Estimated Costs to Society of Drug Abuse,1992�2000 ($ Millions)
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Year
|
Health care costs
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Productivity losses
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Other costs
|
Total
|
|
1992
|
10,820
|
69,421
|
21,912
|
102,154
|
|
1993
|
11,114
|
77,972
|
22,410
|
111,496
|
|
1994
|
11,279
|
82,685
|
24,440
|
118,404
|
|
1995
|
11,305
|
88,085
|
27,120
|
126,510
|
|
1996
|
11,428
|
92,423
|
27,444
|
131,295
|
|
1997
|
12,085
|
94,470
|
30,526
|
137,082
|
|
1998
|
12,862
|
98,467
|
32,083
|
143,411
|
|
19991
|
13,860
|
104,353
|
34,295
|
152,508
|
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20001
|
14,899
|
110,491
|
35,274
|
160,664
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1Figures for 1999 and 2000 are projections based on observable trends for 1992 through 1998.
Source: Office of National Drug Control Policy. The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992-2000 (September 2001).
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