Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1992: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 |
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Your Department released a report last November on the economic costs of
alcohol and drug abuse ( for fiscal year 1985 ) . That report estimates that alcohol
abuse cost this Nation $ 86 billion in 1988 , and drug abuse cost $ 58 billion .
Your Department released a report last November on the economic costs of
alcohol and drug abuse ( for fiscal year 1985 ) . That report estimates that alcohol
abuse cost this Nation $ 86 billion in 1988 , and drug abuse cost $ 58 billion .
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Dr. Goodwin , your Department released a report last November on the economic
costs of alcohol and drug abuse which estimates that alcohol abuse cost this
Nation $ 86 billion in 1988 and drug abuse cost $ 58 billion . In 1985 , the most ...
Dr. Goodwin , your Department released a report last November on the economic
costs of alcohol and drug abuse which estimates that alcohol abuse cost this
Nation $ 86 billion in 1988 and drug abuse cost $ 58 billion . In 1985 , the most ...
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For example , of the $ 15 billion in direct costs associated with alcohol , only
about 20 percent of that goes to the treatment of the addiction itself . The rest
goes to the medical consequences of alcoholism . In the general health arena ,
alcohol ...
For example , of the $ 15 billion in direct costs associated with alcohol , only
about 20 percent of that goes to the treatment of the addiction itself . The rest
goes to the medical consequences of alcoholism . In the general health arena ,
alcohol ...
Page 545
I guess I just do not know why we do not just focus both on alcohol and drugs . Dr
. GOODWIN . Well , we do , and I think that the block grant in most of the State
treatment systems are jointly administered . That is , drug and alcohol are jointly ...
I guess I just do not know why we do not just focus both on alcohol and drugs . Dr
. GOODWIN . Well , we do , and I think that the block grant in most of the State
treatment systems are jointly administered . That is , drug and alcohol are jointly ...
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Would increasing excise taxes combat alcohol abuse ? Answer . Yes , research
evidence indicates that increases in excise taxes on alcoholic beverages can
reduce alcohol consumption and its adverse consequences . Specifically ,
increases ...
Would increasing excise taxes combat alcohol abuse ? Answer . Yes , research
evidence indicates that increases in excise taxes on alcoholic beverages can
reduce alcohol consumption and its adverse consequences . Specifically ,
increases ...
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