The economic costs of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs in Canada, 1992

Single, Eric; Robson, Lynda S.; Xie, Xiaodi; Rehm, Jürgen

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.1998.9379914.x

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“…The last systematic estimate on the burden of substance use and misuse in Canada was undertaken a decade ago for the year 1992 (Single et al, 1996(Single et al, , 1998(Single et al, , 1999. The overall cost of substance use and misuse for that year was estimated at Can.…”

Section: T He Burden and Cost Of Substance Use And Misuse In Establismentioning

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The Costs of Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, and Tobacco in Canada, 2002

Rehm

Gnam²,

Popova³

et al. 2007

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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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.

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Section: T He Burden and Cost Of Substance Use And Misuse In Establismentioning

confidence: 99%

The Costs of Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, and Tobacco in Canada, 2002

Rehm

Gnam²,

Popova³

et al. 2007

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

146

103

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“…Mortality rates would have been lower if there were relatively more light drinkers in the U.S. The direct health care costs related to alcohol and tobacco in Canada were 0.58% of GDP in 1992 (Single et al 1998). If alcohol consumption and tobacco consumption in Canada were as high as in the U.S. in 2001 then Canadian direct health care costs would have been approximately 0.02% of GDP higher for alcohol and tobacco consumption respectively (Author's calculation based on Single et al 1998;OECD 2005a).…”

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Why U.S. health care expenditure and ranking on health care indicators are so different from Canada’s

Spithoven¹

2008

Int J Health Care Finance Econ

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“…The toll of alcohol dependence is considerable-in Australia, about half of bed days involve diagnoses of alcoholic psychosis, alcohol dependence or alcohol abuse, three conditions that are very closely related to the dependence syndrome (Room, 1998). In Canada, based on the cost study (Single et al, 1998; estimated that about 50% of the total costs involve people who could be classified as alcohol dependent (for example, under the categories of alcohol dependence or alcohol abuse). How is addiction related to amount of drinking?…”

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“…The Canadian estimates were conducted as part of a study to estimate the costs of substance abuse, including alcohol misuse (Single et al, 1998;Single et al, 1999). It was estimated that alcohol prevented 7,401 deaths in 1992 (5,162 males and 2,239 females).…”

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Evidence Regarding the Level of Alcohol Consumption Considered to be Low-Risk for Men and Women

Single¹,

Ashley²,

Bondy³

et al. 2000

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The economic costs of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs in Canada, 1992

Abstract: Substance abuse exacts a considerable toll to Canadian society in terms of illness, injury, death and economic costs.

Cited by 158 publications

References 3 publications

The Costs of Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, and Tobacco in Canada, 2002

The Costs of Alcohol, Illegal Drugs, and Tobacco in Canada, 2002

Why U.S. health care expenditure and ranking on health care indicators are so different from Canada’s

Evidence Regarding the Level of Alcohol Consumption Considered to be Low-Risk for Men and Women

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