COST ACCOUNTABILITY IN DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION

• NCJ Number: 43019
• Author(s): R L RETKA
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 14 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare; US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO
• Publication Type: Program Description (Model)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE STUDY FOCUSED ON THE RANGE OF PRIMARY DRUG PREVENTION MODELS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED ON A DEMONSTRATION BASIS BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

Abstract

THE PAPER EXAMINES WHETHER COST EFFECTIVENESS IN PRIMARY DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE, GIVEN A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE COST OF THESE PROGRAMS, THE TARGET GROUPS TO WHICH THEY ARE DIRECTED; AND THE LEVEL OF BENEFITS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED IF THEY DO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP