Policymakers and other stakeholders can use cost-benefit analysis as an informative tool for decision making for substance abuse prevention. This report reveals the importance of supporting effective prevention programs as part of a comprehensive substance abuse prevention strategy.
The following patterns of use, their attendant costs, and the potential cost savings are analyzed:
Extent of substance abuse among youth;
Costs of substance abuse to the Nation and to States;
Cost savings that could be gained if effective prevention policies, programs, and services were implemented nationwide;
Programs and policies that are most cost beneficial.
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