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The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States, 1992-1998
This study updates the findings of a report issued in 1998. It shows that the majority of these costs -- $98.5 billion -- are from lost productivity due to drug-related illnesses and deaths, as well as from incarcerations and work hours missed by crime victims. The study also shows that illegal drugs cost the health care industry $12.9 billion in 1998. As a result, illegal drug use strains the nation's health care resources and drives up health care costs for all Americans. Available as a PDF document. (See link below. PDF file is 154 MB and requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader)
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/publications/pdf/economic_costs98.pdf
Publication Year: 2002
Publisher Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Executive Office of the President 750 17th Street, NW Washington, dc 20500 Phone: 202-395-6732 Website: http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.govEmail: ondcp@ncjrs.org
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Boston University School of Public Health 
