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THE ECONOMICS OF DRUG ABUSE
THE REAL COSTS
In New York State the
Annual Cost of
Alcohol/Tobacco/Drugs exceeds $21 Billion!
Here is the Breakdown for the Finger Lakes
Region:
| COUNTY: |
POPULATION
BASE
1998
(est. US Census) |
COST TO
COUNTY
PER YEAR
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ANNUAL
SAVINGS
TO COUNTY
BY REDUCING
DRUG ABUSE
BY 5% |
| CHEMUNG |
92,021 |
$ 108 million |
$ 5.41 million |
| LIVINGSTON |
66,000 |
$ 78 million |
$ 3.9 million |
| MONROE |
716,072 |
$ 842 million |
$ 42.1 million |
| ONTARIO |
99,662 |
$ 117 million |
$ 5.9 million |
| SCHUYLER |
19,125 |
$ 23 million |
$ 1.1 million |
| SENECA |
31,943 |
$ 38 million |
$ 1.9 million |
| STEUBEN |
97,950 |
$ 115 million |
$ 5.8 million |
| TIOGA |
52,477 |
$ 62 million |
$ 3.1 million |
| TOMPKINS |
96,020 |
$ 113 million |
$ 5.7 million |
| WAYNE |
94,977 |
$ 112 million |
$ 5.6 million |
| YATES |
24,202 |
$ 28 million |
$ 1.4 million |
TOTALS:
FINGER LAKES
REGION: |
1,390,449
total
population |
$ 1.64
Billion
total Cost
per year |
$ 81.9
Million
total Savings per year
through Prevention !! |
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