The consequences of illicit drug use. Estimation, methods and challenges

Paula Stefania Frusinoiu () and Cristian Silviu Banacu ()
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Paula Stefania Frusinoiu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Cristian Silviu Banacu: Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Technium Social Sciences Journal, 2022, vol. 34, issue 1, 472-482

Abstract: Recognised as a contributor to the global burden of disease, drug use has been a source of continuous concern among practitioners and policy makers and a field for methodological debate among researchers. The consequences of substance use have always challenged the healthcare, social care, law enforcement and the legal system. This paper explores several methods used in estimating the costs and impact attributable to the use of illicit drugs with the aim of getting a broad understanding of the current research and the use thereof by practitioners and policy. The desk review behind this paper includes government reports, analyses and publications of relevant bodies, research done by various authors and organisations, academic investigations  and findings from literature review. The case study includes an estimation of the burden of overdose deaths measured in years of life lost (YLL) and explores possible shortcomings that represent a challenge for research.

Keywords: social cost; economic cost; drug use; burden; drug related deaths; drug induced deaths (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.47577/tssj.v34i1.6840

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