Can we model the impact of increased drug treatment expenditure on the U.K. drug market?

TY - JOUR

T1 - Can we model the impact of increased drug treatment expenditure on the U.K. drug market?

AU - Godfrey, Christine

AU - Parrott, Steve

AU - Eaton, Gail

AU - Culyer, Anthony

AU - McDougall, Cynthia

PY - 2005

Y1 - 2005

N2 - This chapter introduces a simulation model to estimate the social costs of problem drug misusers in England and Wales, and how policies to increase the number of drug users in treatment may impact on both social costs and government expenditure. Consequences are divided into five domains--health, crime, social care, work, and driving. Social costs are estimated to be between pound 12 and pound 12.3 billion, and the total cost of government expenditure is around pound 3.5 billion. Increases in the numbers in treatment, are estimated to reduce social costs across a 5-year period by between pound 3.0 and pound 4.4 billion.

AB - This chapter introduces a simulation model to estimate the social costs of problem drug misusers in England and Wales, and how policies to increase the number of drug users in treatment may impact on both social costs and government expenditure. Consequences are divided into five domains--health, crime, social care, work, and driving. Social costs are estimated to be between pound 12 and pound 12.3 billion, and the total cost of government expenditure is around pound 3.5 billion. Increases in the numbers in treatment, are estimated to reduce social costs across a 5-year period by between pound 3.0 and pound 4.4 billion.

KW - England

KW - Health Expenditures

KW - Humans

KW - Models, Theoretical

KW - Substance-Related Disorders

KW - Wales

M3 - Article

C2 - 17867243

SN - 0731-2199

VL - 16

SP - 257

EP - 275

JO - Advances in health economics and health services research

JF - Advances in health economics and health services research

ER -