French Michael T, Drummond Michael
Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124-2030, USA.
J Subst Abuse Treat. 2005 Sep;29(2):125-37. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2005.05.009.
Economic analyses of substance abuse interventions play a critical role in informing the decision makers involved in funding these programs. Despite the emergence of new and more effective interventions, the adoption of costlier services still demands justification based on economic evidence. Updated and more rigorous economic information allows patients, health care professionals, insurance companies, policymakers, and others to allocate scarce resources more efficiently. To prepare for the next wave of addiction health services research, this article presents background information on the economics of addiction health services, reviews recent empirical and methodological contributions, and provides 15 research recommendations.
药物滥用干预措施的经济分析在为资助这些项目的决策者提供信息方面发挥着关键作用。尽管出现了新的、更有效的干预措施，但采用成本更高的服务仍需基于经济证据进行论证。更新且更严谨的经济信息能让患者、医疗保健专业人员、保险公司、政策制定者及其他各方更有效地分配稀缺资源。为迎接成瘾健康服务研究的下一波浪潮，本文介绍了成瘾健康服务经济学的背景信息，回顾了近期的实证和方法学贡献，并提供了15条研究建议。
