Smart R G, Mann R E, Lee S L
Addiction Research Foundation, Toronto, Canada.
Alcohol Alcohol. 1996 Sep;31(5):487-91. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008183.
The purpose of this study was to see if recent changes in the funding of alcoholism programmes in the United States were related to changes in liver cirrhosis death rates. Data on per-capita spending, per-capita alcohol consumption and cirrhosis death rates were gathered from various sources for the years 1979 and 1989 for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Regression analysis showed that greater increases in spending on alcoholism across US states were associated with greater declines in cirrhosis mortality rates. Since alcohol-related deaths cause large productivity losses and treatment is relatively cheap this creates large savings for society.
本研究的目的是探讨美国酗酒项目资金最近的变化是否与肝硬化死亡率的变化有关。从各种来源收集了1979年和1989年美国50个州及哥伦比亚特区的人均支出、人均酒精消费量和肝硬化死亡率数据。回归分析表明，美国各州酗酒支出的更大增幅与肝硬化死亡率的更大降幅相关。由于与酒精相关的死亡会造成巨大的生产力损失，而治疗费用相对较低，这为社会节省了大量开支。
