A research agenda for economic evaluation of substance abuse services

M T French; M Drummond

doi:10.1016/j.jsat.2005.05.009

A research agenda for economic evaluation of substance abuse services

M T French, M Drummond

Centre for Health Economics

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Abstract

Economic analyses of substance abuse interventions play a critical role in informing the decision makers involved in funding these programs. Despite the emergence of new and more effective interventions, the adoption of costlier services still demands justification based on economic evidence. Updated and more rigorous economic information allows patients, health care professionals, insurance companies, policymakers, and others to allocate scarce resources more efficiently. To prepare for the next wave of addiction health services research, this article presents background information on the economics of addiction health services, reviews recent empirical and methodological contributions, and provides 15 research recommendations. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	125-137
Number of pages	13
Journal	Journal of substance abuse treatment
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2005.05.009
Publication status	Published - Sept 2005

Keywords

economic evaluation
substance abuse
addiction services research
COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS
HEALTH-CARE UTILIZATION
BRIEF PHYSICIAN ADVICE
WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY
DRUG-ABUSE
ADDICTION TREATMENT
MENTAL-HEALTH
MANAGED CARE
METHADONE-MAINTENANCE
PROBLEM DRINKERS

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