The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 4.11
Costs of Outpatient Medical Care for Alcohol and Drug Abuse-Specific and Related Illnesses, 1992
|
Type of Medical Care |
Visits (thousands) |
Cost (millions) |
General |
Psychiatry |
Other |
Total |
Alcohol abuse treatment |
488 |
289 |
13 |
790 |
$131.1 |
|
Alcohol abuse specific |
1,196 |
0 |
189 |
1,385 |
$229.9 |
Alcohol abuse related |
5,815 |
11 |
3,325 |
9,151 |
$1,519.1 |
| Total, Alcohol Abuse |
7,499 |
300 |
3,527 |
11,326 |
$1,880.1 |
Drug abuse treatment |
192 |
112 |
0 |
304 |
50.5 |
Drug abuse specific |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Drug abuse related |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Total, Drug Abuse |
192 |
112 |
0 |
304 |
$50.5 |
| Total, Alcohol and Drug Abuse
|
7,691 |
412 |
3,527 |
11,630 |
$1,930.6 |
| TOTAL, Excluding Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment |
7,011 |
11 |
3,514 |
10,536 |
$1,749.0 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding. The bottom row of this table excludes treatment for drug and alcohol abuse disorders, which are reported in section 4.2.
*These costs are estimated in section 4.4, "Special Disease Groups."
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