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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Drug Treatment Services: Review of the Literature

Posted on August 14, 2009 16:49

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Topics: Cost-effectiveness | Prescription Drugs | Rates/Reimbursement | Substance Abuse | Treatment

This article reviews the substance abuse treatment cost-benefit literature. The review found that benefits exceeded costs in all 18 studies, even when not all benefits were accounted for.  

 

Cartwright, W. S. (2000). Cost-benefit analysis of drug treatment services: review of the literature. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 3(1): 11-26. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11967433 

 

Author: William S. Cartwright


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