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The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province
Methamphetamine (meth) use results in various costs accruing to the meth user, society, and government. Internal and external costs of the pandemic are widespread, affecting the healthcare and social welfare systems, policing, private security, and the judicial and corrective services system. This s...
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| author | Darsamo, Arnalda Vanessa |
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| description | Methamphetamine (meth) use results in various costs accruing to the meth user, society, and government. Internal and external costs of the pandemic are widespread, affecting the healthcare and social welfare systems, policing, private security, and the judicial and corrective services system. This study quantifies these costs for the Western Cape; identifying the magnitude of the cost of illness and additional social costs by category and determines which interventions are likely to reduce these overall costs. This study used a combination of a top-down and a bottom-up approach for the costing of various categories. The meth prevalence rate used was derived from the number of primary meth users who sought meth treatment in 2013 as reported to SACENDU. Additional data on expenditure and costs were obtained from government annual reports, personal interviews and data from previous studies. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/20849 The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province Darsamo, Arnalda Vanessa Van Walbeek, Corne Ross, Hana Economics Development Economics Methamphetamine (meth) use results in various costs accruing to the meth user, society, and government. Internal and external costs of the pandemic are widespread, affecting the healthcare and social welfare systems, policing, private security, and the judicial and corrective services system. This study quantifies these costs for the Western Cape; identifying the magnitude of the cost of illness and additional social costs by category and determines which interventions are likely to reduce these overall costs. This study used a combination of a top-down and a bottom-up approach for the costing of various categories. The meth prevalence rate used was derived from the number of primary meth users who sought meth treatment in 2013 as reported to SACENDU. Additional data on expenditure and costs were obtained from government annual reports, personal interviews and data from previous studies. 2016-07-27T10:20:19Z 2016-07-27T10:20:19Z 2016 Master Thesis Masters MCom http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20849 eng application/pdf School of Economics Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Economics Development Economics Darsamo, Arnalda Vanessa The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province |
| title_full | The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province |
| title_fullStr | The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province |
| title_full_unstemmed | The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province |
| title_short | The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province |
| title_sort | societal costs of methamphetamine use in western cape province |
| topic | Economics Development Economics |
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