Lee, AlbertAlbertLeeCheung, Y. W.Ch'ien, J. M. N.2026-06-232026-06-232001https://repository.sfu.edu.hk/handle/sfu/5438目的：估計在1998年香港特區的藥物濫用成本，探討藥物濫用對社會及個人造成的經濟損失。 方法：把成本分為私人成本與社會成本、明顯成本與不明顯成本，以及直接成本與間接成本，然後在藥物費用、醫療服務、福利開支、預防教育與研究、工作場所、刑法制度與罪案，及財物毀壞7個領域裡進行成本估計；資料蒐集方面，包括訪問與藥物濫用有直接或間接關係的政府與非政府機構，及對一個有322人的藥物濫用者及康復者的樣本進行調查。 結果：1998年香港藥物濫用成本的總成本為港幣42.26億元，其中68%是社會成本，32%為私人成本。公共開支方面，總額是15.33億元，是全港所有公共開支的0.8%，其中治療與康復工作佔36%，刑法機構開支佔31%，福利開支佔22%，醫療服務佔7%，及預防、教育與研究佔3%。藥物濫用的人均成本為港幣632元。 結論：藥物濫用為社會及個人造成巨大的經濟損失。 Objective: To estimate the costs of drug abuse in the Hong Kong SAR in 1998, and to examine the economic loss borne by the society and by the individual. Method: Cost was delineated into different categories, namely, private cost and social cost, tangible cost and intangible cost, and direct cost and indirect cost, and a cost estimation exercise was performed for cost of drugs, medical services, social welfare, prevention/educationesearch, workplace, criminal justice system & crime, and property damage. In data collection, representatives of most of the government departments and NGOs directly or indirectly involved in the drug field were interviewed, and a survey of 322 active or recovered drug addicts was conducted. Result: In 1998, the total cost of drug abuse in Hong Kong was estimated at HK$4226 million, of which 68% was social cost and 32% was private cost. The amount of public expenditure related to drug abuse was HK$1533 million, which constituted 0.8% of the total public expenditure in Hong Kong. Of the drug-related public expenditure, 36% was spent on treatment and rehabilitation, 31% on the criminal justice system, 22% on welfare, whereas only 7% was on medical services and 3% was on prevention, education and research. The cost per capita due to drug abuse was HK$632. Conclusion: Heavy costs of drug abuse were borne by the society and individual drug addicts. Effective prevention and intervention work could greatly reduce the costs of drug abuse in society.zhjournal article