Estimating the costs of substance abuse: Implications to the estimation of the costs and benefits of gambling

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-233

  Single, Eric ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits of gambling; Costs of substance abuse; Guidelines for cost estimation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; ADDICTION; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

CANADA; COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GAMBLING; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0038500854     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023633432745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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