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American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 77, Issue 8 982-986, Copyright © 1987 by American Public Health Association

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The social and economic costs of alcohol abuse in Minnesota, 1983.

D L Parker, J M Shultz, L Gertz, R Berkelman and P L Remington

Alcohol abuse in the State of Minnesota has an impact on health, health care resources, and the economy. Alcohol abuse was related to 3.3 per cent (1,150) of deaths in Minnesota in 1983; of these, almost one-third were the result of fatal injuries. Alcohol abuse contributed to 12 per cent (33,909) of all years of potential life lost, two-thirds of which were secondary to injury. The estimated cost of alcohol abuse ranged from $1.4 billion to $2.1 billion, representing from 2.8 per cent to 4.3 per cent of all personal income of Minnesotans, from 32 per cent to 50 per cent of State expenditures, and from 26 to 39 times the alcohol excise tax revenues generated in 1983. Alcohol-related direct medical care costs were estimated to be at least $216 million, 3.8 per cent of Minnesota medical costs for 1983. Costs of reduced on-the-job productivity and short-term absenteeism related to alcohol abuse were estimated to be between $630 million and $1.2 billion. The documentation of the costs of alcohol abuse is an important step in the campaign to reduce alcohol-related deaths, morbidity, and health care costs.




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