Prevention Makes Cents

By turningpc | August 17, 2020

The Cost of Substance Misuse & Addiction

The misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs costs the U.S. more than $740 billion annually due to crime, lost work productivity, and health care. By contrast, nationwide implementation of school-based, effective prevention programs could have saved the U.S. $99.8 billion by directly offsetting these costs.

 

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