A Conceptual Framework for the Economic Evaluation of Substance Abuse Interventions.

Zarkin, Gary A.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1994

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A Conceptual Framework for the Economic Evaluation of Substance Abuse Interventions.

Zarkin, Gary A.; And Others

Evaluation and Program Planning, v17 n4 p409-18 Oct-Dec 1994

A framework is described for economic evaluation of substance abuse interventions, describing addiction and treatment dynamics and highlighting therapeutic and economic endpoints. Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses are discussed. In conjunction with a decision-tree model, economic evaluation is presented as a tool for informed resource allocation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Factors, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Models, Program Evaluation, Resource Allocation, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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