Webpage
by
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR)
Release Date
2023
Geography
Canada
Full Text Available
Yes
Open Access / OK to Reproduce
No
Peer Reviewed
No
Objective
The two main objectives are: (1) Provide comparable, valid and up-to-date data on costs and harms of substance use in Canada, and (2) to allow people to actively explore and analyze the data through the interactive data visualization tool.
Findings/Key points
The cost of substance use-related harms across Canada is $49.1 billion, split between lost productivity costs ($22.4 billion), healthcare costs ($13.4 billion), criminal justice costs ($10.0 billion), and other direct costs ($3.3 billion).
Keywords
Advocacy
Evidence base
Illegal drugs
