Economic Evaluation of Drug Abuse Treatment Programs: Methodology and Findings
作者:
FrenchMichael T.,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 21,
issue 1
页码: 111-135
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1995
DOI:10.3109/00952999509095233
出版商: Taylor&Francis
关键词: Cost-effectiveness;Benefit-cost analysis;Economic evaluation;drug abuse treatment
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
Research has shown that drug abuse treatment can help many individuals. Yet funding is often lacking for treatment because these programs compete for scarce resources with other important and effective social programs. This study shows how drug abuse treatment programs can be made more attractive to decision makers and funding agencies by first highlighting why economic evaluation is a critical component of drug abuse treatment research. Next, an evaluation methodology is presented that can be followed by program staff and researchers. The evaluation methodology includes aspects of cost-and-outcome analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and benefit-cost analysis. Methods and findings are then discussed from most of the major economic evaluation studies of drug and alcoholism treatment. Lastly, guidelines for conducting future economic evaluations are presented along with suggestions for how the results can be used for policy purposes and program planning.
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