Healthcare
Lost Productivity
Criminal Justice
Other Direct Costs
Healthcare
Lost Productivity
Criminal Justice
Other Direct Costs
Healthcare
Lost Productivity
Criminal Justice
Other Direct Costs
Substance use is a significant cost to the Canadian economy.
It has a direct impact on the healthcare and criminal justice systems as well as an indirect economic impact through lost productivity illness, injury and premature death.
With a better understanding of the economic, health and social costs of substance use in Canada — supported by comparable, valid and up-to-date data — federal and provincial/territorial public health experts will be able to:
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) and the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) had two main objectives for the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms project:
The Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms project recently updated its estimates of the costs of substance use in Canada. The update includes newly estimated national costs and costs for each province and territory from 2015 to 2017. Select below to view either national or provincial and territorial substance use costs.
The Tool allows for ongoing monitoring and in-depth exploration of the harms and costs of substance use over time. The methods behind this tool build on the work of CISUR’s alcohol and other drug AOD monitoring project.