Historique
Périodique
Narcotics addiction : related criminal careers, social and economic costs
(La narcomanie : carrières criminelles, coûts sociaux et économiques)
Auteur(s) :
DESCHENES PIPER, E. ;
ANGLIN, M. D. ;
SPECKART G.
Année
1991
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0022-0426
Refs biblio. :
50
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
HEROINE
;
METHADONE
;
DELINQUANCE
;
CRIME
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE
;
COUT
;
EFFICACITE
;
EVALUATION
;
INCARCERATION
;
TRAITEMENT
;
JUSTICE
;
INSTITUTION
;
POUVOIRS PUBLICS
;
PROGRAMME
Note générale :
Journal of Drug Issues, 1991, 21, 383-411
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Etude statistique sur le coût financier et social de la toxicomanie (trafic, criminalité, arrestations, incarcérations, procédures judiciaires, interventions thérapeutiques, etc...) estimé à 85 millions de dollars par an (20 000 dollars par personne). Le rapport coût / bénéfice est analysé à partir d'un échantillon de 279 héroïnomanes en traitement de maintenance à la méthadone. Discussion sur les limitations méthodologiques de ce type d'études.
ENGLISH :
A sample of 279 male heroin addicts admitted to methadone maintenance programs in Southern California, interviewed between 1978 and 1980, reported high rates of drug trafficking and over 250 000 property crime-days, which resulted in 6, 251 arrests. Analyses indicate that offense rates and related social and economic costs were at their highest during periods of addiction. The aggregate cost to society, including criminal justice system and drug treatment intervention, is conservatively estimated at $ 85 million, averaging $ 20 000 per subject per year. These findings provide an empirical basis against which to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative interventions. (Author's abstract)
Etude statistique sur le coût financier et social de la toxicomanie (trafic, criminalité, arrestations, incarcérations, procédures judiciaires, interventions thérapeutiques, etc...) estimé à 85 millions de dollars par an (20 000 dollars par personne). Le rapport coût / bénéfice est analysé à partir d'un échantillon de 279 héroïnomanes en traitement de maintenance à la méthadone. Discussion sur les limitations méthodologiques de ce type d'études.
ENGLISH :
A sample of 279 male heroin addicts admitted to methadone maintenance programs in Southern California, interviewed between 1978 and 1980, reported high rates of drug trafficking and over 250 000 property crime-days, which resulted in 6, 251 arrests. Analyses indicate that offense rates and related social and economic costs were at their highest during periods of addiction. The aggregate cost to society, including criminal justice system and drug treatment intervention, is conservatively estimated at $ 85 million, averaging $ 20 000 per subject per year. These findings provide an empirical basis against which to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative interventions. (Author's abstract)
Affiliation :
UCLA Drug Abuse Res. Group, 1100 Glendon ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024-3511
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.