Table 11.
Applied discounts—government systems and services.
| Outcome | Financial value ($CAD) | Outcome incidence | Deadweight | Attribution | Displacement | Benefit period (years) | Drop-off | Net social value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of service users with decreased need for hospital/medical response to overdoses | $5,668 | 1 | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0 | 0% | $5,101.20 |
| # of service users with overdose addressed at SCS resulting in decreased emergency medical response to overdose. | $360 | 51 | 0% | 10% | 0% | 0 | 0% | $16,524.00 |
| # of increased emergency medical response to overdose (e.g., people using in local area outside the SCS operating hours) | −$360 | 13 | 20% | 0% | 0% | 1 | 10% | −$3,674.99 |
| Decreased hospital visits due to weather-related issues (e.g., frostbite, heat stroke, etc.) | $10,354 | 106 | 10% | 50% | 0% | 0 | 0% | $493,885.80 |
| # of service users with decreased hospital cost related to HIV infections in people who use drugs (minimum estimate of 1) | $5,985 | 1 | 20% | 75% | 0% | 0 | 0% | $1,197.00 |
| Decreased police call-outs related to public substance use, social disorder, violence, etc. | $1,141 | 52 | 0% | 30% | 0% | 0 | 0% | $41,532.40 |
| Increased police call-outs related to public substance use, social disorder, violence, etc. | −$1,141 | 433 | 10% | 30% | 0% | 1 | 10% | −$311,253.39 |
| Total | $243,312.02 |