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. 2017 Jan 18;4:295. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00295

Table 1.

Overview of social cost studies included in the literature review.

Reference Country Substance Cost categories Cost measurement Productivity losses measurement
Ruff et al. (21) Germany Tobacco Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Garcia-Altes et al. (27) Spain Illicit drugs Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Varney and Guest (26) Scotland Alcohol Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Fenoglio et al. (25) France Alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Rasmussen et al. (24) Denmark Tobacco Direct costs/indirect costs Incidence-based Human capital method
Neubauer et al. (20) Germany Tobacco Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Konnopka and König (18) Germany Alcohol Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Rehm et al. (23) Canada Alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Jarl et al. (28) Sweden Alcohol Direct costs/indirect costs/intangible costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Konnopka et al. (33) Germany Alcohol Direct costs/indirect costs/intangible costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Hansen et al. (29) US Psychoactive pharmaceuticals Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method
Wacker et al. (22) Germany Tobacco Direct costs/indirect costs Prevalence-based Human capital method