Posted on August 17, 2009 18:22
Topics: Outcomes | Rates/Reimbursement/Cost | Substance Use
Post Type: citation
This study proposes a methodology for estimating the health-related costs of drug abuse and then utilizes the methodology to estimate the value of drug abuse interventions. The study provides cost estimates for avoiding hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, TB hypertension, bacterial pneumonia, sexually transmitted diseases for a white male aged 32 years. The recommended value of loss from symptomatic AIDS is $114,798, for hypertension it is $0 to $74,513 dependent on severity, for severe bacterial pneumonia $161 to $57,528 dependent on severity, and it is $998 to $96,005 for TB dependent on severity.
French, M. T., Mauskopf, J. A., Teague, J. L., & Roland E. J. (1996). Estimating the dollar value of health outcomes from drug abuse interventions. Medical Care, 34, 890-910. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8792779
Authors: Michael T. French, Josephine A Mauskopf, Jackqueline L. Teague, E. Joyce Roland.
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