DRUG USE
Table 13. Summary of the Monetary Value of Saving a High-Risk Youth ($ Thousands)
|
Total costs |
Present value with 2% discount rate |
Present value with 10% discount rate |
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|---|---|---|---|
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Career criminal |
1,200–1,500 |
1,000–1,300 |
650–850 |
|
Heavy drug user |
435–1,051 |
333–809 |
159–391 |
|
High school dropout |
563–900 |
291–466 |
24–38 |
|
LESS duplication (crimes committed by heavy drug users) |
(252–696) |
(196–540) |
(96–264) |
|
Total |
1,900–2,700 |
1,500–2,000 |
700–1,000 |
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Cohen, Mark, The Monetary Value of Saving a High Risk Youth (1995).
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