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COST ACCOUNTABILITY IN DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION

NCJ Number
43019
Author(s)
R L RETKA
Date Published
1977
Length
14 pages
Annotation
THE STUDY FOCUSED ON THE RANGE OF PRIMARY DRUG PREVENTION MODELS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED ON A DEMONSTRATION BASIS BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
Abstract
THE PAPER EXAMINES WHETHER COST EFFECTIVENESS IN PRIMARY DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION IS POSSIBLE, GIVEN A NUMBER OF ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE COST OF THESE PROGRAMS, THE TARGET GROUPS TO WHICH THEY ARE DIRECTED; AND THE LEVEL OF BENEFITS THAT CAN BE EXPECTED IF THEY DO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP