Breakdown of Lost Productivity Costs



Categorizations and Values for Lost Productivity Costs (2000 $billions)
Category 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Premature Death $14.575 $24.857 $25.167 $25.633 $21.375 $17.791 $17.351 $17.823 $18.256
Drug Abuse Related Illness $14.205 $16.220 $18.204 $19.817 $21.997 $21.128 $24.175 $24.832 $25.435
Institutionalization/
Hospitalization
$1.477 $1.769 $1.933 $2.091 $1.664 $1.763 $1.866 $1.890 $1.915
Productivity Loss of Victims of Crime $2.059 $2.932 $2.934 $2.656 $2.530 $2.432 $2.262 $2.164 $2.217
Incarceration $17.907 $22.819 $24.236 $25.678 $26.949 $28.877 $31.477 $33.515 $35.601
Crime Careers $19.198 $23.277 $22.521 $22.536 $25.782 $28.227 $25.725 $26.424 $27.066
Totals  $69.421  $91.874  $94.996  $98.411 $100.296 $100.218 $102.855 $106.648 $110.491
Source: The Economic Costs of Drug Abuse in the United States
(ONDCP Sep 2001)

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