Table 4.
Costs of Substance Abuse by Class of Substance and Type of Harm, the State of California, 2010
| Harm | Alcohol Cost | % Quality of Life | Illicit Drug Cost | % Quality of Life | Total Cost | % Alcohol* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Impaired Driving | $24,798,000,000 | 40.9% | $1,575,000,000 | 41.5% | $26,373,000,000 | 94% |
| - Fatal | $4,766,000,000 | 70.1% | $323,000,000 | 65.4% | $5,089,000,000 | 94% |
| - Nonfatal | $20,033,000,000 | 0.6% | $1,252,000,000 | 0.0% | $21,284,000,000 | 94% |
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| Violent Crime | $7,354,000,000 | 67.6% | $2,709,000,000 | 66.8% | $10,063,000,000 | 73% |
| - Fatal | $5,860,000,000 | 83.3% | $1,498,000,000 | 80.0% | $7,358,000,000 | 80% |
| - Nonfatal | $1,494,000,000 | 82.0% | $1,211,000,000 | 83.3% | $2,705,000,000 | 17% |
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| Non-violent Crime | $729,000,000 | 0.0% | $3,423,000,000 | 0.0% | $4,152,000,000 | 18% |
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| Child Maltreatment | $1,162,000,000 | 0.0% | $841,000,000 | 0.0% | $2,003,000,000 | 58% |
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| Other Mortality | $69,006,000,000 | 63.5% | $27,574,000,000 | $96,580,000,000 | 71% | |
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| Other Nonfatal Injury | $20,910,000,000 | 70.8% | $4,541,000,000 | 65.7% | $25,450,000,000 | 82% |
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| Medical Cost of Illness | $3,471,000,000 | 40.9% | $1,767,000,000 | 41.5% | $5,237,000,000 | 66% |
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| Substance Abuse Treatment | $528,000,000 | 70.1% | $1,466,000,000 | 65.4% | $1,994,000,000 | 26% |
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| FASD/Risky Youth Sex | $766,000,000 | 0.6% | Not Estimated | 0.0% | $766,000,000 | 100% |
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| Total | $128,724,000,000 | 67.6% | $43,895,000,000 | 66.8% | $172,619,000,000 | 75% |
*
Computed by row as Alcohol Cost divided by Total Cost