NBHC Sustainability
June 26, 2018
Substance use costs Canadian society $38.4 billion a year, or almost $1,100 for every person in Canada, says a study produced by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). Alcohol and tobacco use contributed over two-thirds of these costs, with opioids ranking a distant third. The study finds that costs are rising in recent years, especially for alcohol, opioids and cannabis, adding that alcohol causes more substance use-related costs than either tobacco or all other drugs combined. Costs related to lost productivity amounted to $15.7 billion or 41%, while healthcare costs were $11.1 billion or 29% of the total.
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L’usage de substances au Canada coûte 38,4 milliards de dollars par année - CCDUS