Question: What Are the Costs of Drug Abuse to Society?
Answer: It is estimated that in 2000 illegal drug use cost America close to $161 billion:
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- $110 billion in lost productivity
- $12.9 billion in healthcare costs
- $35 billion in other costs, such as efforts to stem the flow of drugs.
- Spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C either through sharing of drug paraphernalia or unprotected sex
- Deaths due to overdose or other complications from drug use
- Effects on unborn children of pregnant drug users
- Other effects such as crime and homelessness.
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