The Economic Costs of Alcohol and Drug Abuse in the United States - 1992
Table 4.6
Hospital Episodes Primarily for Alcohol or Drug Abuse Disorders, 1992
|
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Disorders Requiring Hospitalization |
ICD-9 Code |
Discharges |
Days |
Average LOS* in days |
| Primary Alcohol Episodes |
|
Alcohol psychoses |
291 |
47,895 |
290,831 |
6.07 |
|
Alcohol dependence |
303 |
241,645 |
2,314,599 |
9.58 |
|
Nondependent abuse of alcohol |
305.0 |
26,885 |
91,847 |
3.42 |
|
Toxic effects of ethyl alcohol |
980.0 |
4,388 |
10,129 |
2.31 |
|
Total, Alcohol Abuse |
|
320,813 |
2,707,406 |
8.44 |
| Primary Drug Abuse Episodes |
|
Drug psychoses |
292.0 |
14,679 |
118,599 |
8.08 |
|
Drug dependence |
304.0 |
92,850 |
986,364 |
10.62 |
|
Nondependent abuse of drugs |
305.2
305.9 |
20,439 |
146,256 |
7.16 |
|
Poisoning by opiates and related narcotics |
965.0 |
5,233 |
20,506 |
3.92 |
|
Poisoning by sedatives and hypnotics |
967 |
7,452 |
22,335 |
3.00 |
|
Poisoning by central nervous system muscle tone depressants |
968 |
2,102 |
3,639 |
1.73 |
|
Poisoning by psychotropic agents |
969 |
57,893 |
171,300 |
2.96 |
|
Poisoning by central nervous system stimulants |
970 |
2,968 |
10,176 |
3.43 |
|
Total, Drug Abuse |
|
203,616 |
1,479,175 |
7.26 |
| Total |
524,429 |
4,186,581 |
7.98 |
Source: Analysis by The Lewin Group.
Note: Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
*LOS = length of stay.
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