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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003
February 2003
Table 22. Estimated Direct1
Costs to Society of Drug Abuse,
1992–2000
(2000 $, Millions)
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Year
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Health
care costs
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Other costs
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Total
Direct costs
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1992
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13,132
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26,579
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39,711
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1993
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13,095
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26,406
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39,501
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1994
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12,959
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28,078
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41,037
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1995
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12,630
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30,300
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42,930
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1996
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12,402
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29,782
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42,184
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1997
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12,821
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32,383
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45,204
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1998
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13,435
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33,513
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46,948
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14,165
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35,050
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49,215
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14,899
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35,274
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50,173
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1�Direct
costs � include health care costs attributable to drug abuse
and other costs which include the cost of goods and services
lost to crime and social welfare costs.
2Figures
for 1999 and 2000 are projections based on observed trends for
1992 through 1998.
Source:
Office of National Drug Control Policy. The Economic Costs
of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992–1998 (September
2001).
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Last Updated: May 7, 2003
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