ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2017
Heterogeneous Costs of Alcohol and Drug Problems Across Cities and Counties in California.
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- What are the Economic Costs to Society Attributable to Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review and Modelling Study.PharmacoEconomics · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of a Community-Level Intervention on Alcohol-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes in California Cities: A Randomized Trial.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Trial
- Differentiating the Contribution of Context-Specific Social Influences on Underage Youth's Alcohol Consumption.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- Drinking firsts at home and with parental knowledge: Racial/ethnic differences in associations with later alcohol outcomes among underage youth.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- Ecological momentary assessments of night-time drinking among California adolescents: bases for informing night-time preventive interventions.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2021Article
- Methods for Estimating Avoidable Costs of Excessive Alcohol Consumption.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Changes in Drinking Contexts over the Night Course: Concurrent and Lagged Associations with Adolescents' Nightly Alcohol Use.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2020Article
- Healthcare cost associations of patients who use illicit drugs in Florida: a retrospective analysis.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Article
- Adult health burden and costs in California during 2013 associated with prior adverse childhood experiences.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundEstimates of economic and social costs related to alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and abuse are usually made at state and national levels. Ecological analyses demonstrate, however, that substantial variations exist in the incidence and prevalence of AOD use and problems including impaired driving, violence, and chronic disease between smaller geopolitical units like counties and cities. This study examines the ranges of these costs across counties and cities in California.
methodsWe used estimates of the incidence and prevalence of AOD use, abuse, and related problems to calculate costs in 2010 dollars for all 58 counties and an ecological sample of 50 cities with populations between 50,000 and 500,000 persons in California. The estimates were built from archival and public-use survey data collected at state, county, and city levels over the years from 2009 to 2010.
resultsCosts related to alcohol use and related problems exceeded those related to illegal drugs across all counties and most cities in the study. Substantial heterogeneities in costs were observed between cities within counties.
conclusionsAOD costs are heterogeneously distributed across counties and cities, reflecting the degree to which different populations are engaged in use and abuse across the state. These findings provide a strong argument for the distribution of treatment and prevention resources proportional to need.
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