J. Mental health policy econ. 1, 23–29 (1998) cost benefits of substance abuse treatment: an overview of results from alcohol and drug abuse.

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Abstract	Background and Methods: The treatment of substance abuse is an important health service available in all industrialized countries throughout the world. Cost of treatment and its benefit or economic value is an important policy issue. Reduction in health care cost is one alternative way to measure benefits. This paper reviews a series of studies (all from the US) which address the cost–benefit question. Most studies have compared the monthly costs prior to initiation of substance abuse treatment with the costs following initiation. Results from Studies of Alcoholism Treatment: Many studies have found that, over the time prior to alcoholism treatment initiation, total monthly health care costs increased and costs substantially increased during the 6–12 months prior to treatment. Following treatment initiation, monthly total medical care costs
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Subject Keyword	Substance Abuse Treatment Drug Abuse Result Alcohol Cost Benefit Mental Health Policy Econ Treatment Initiation Health Care Cost Monthly Total Medical Care Cost Economic Value Many Study Cost Benefit Question Monthly Cost Total Monthly Health Care Cost Important Health Service Substance Abuse Alcoholism Treatment Industrialized Country Alternative Way Important Policy Issue
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