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Economic Fact Sheet: Figures and Facts Relating to Illegal Drugs
Publication type:
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 chodarr0432.pdf | 119.37 KB |
Pages:
5
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Summary:
Fact sheet on the economic costs of the illegal drug trade for the Canadian government. The largest cost is for incarceration. Other costs are in health care, property crime, police enforcement, and lost productivity. The fact sheet shows how drug treatment measures are much less expensive than crime control and enforcement measures.
Keywords:
drugs; Canada; drug market; drug trade; economics; costs; crime; health care; war on drugs; decriminalization