The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province

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dc.contributor.advisorVan Walbeek, Corneen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorRoss, Hanaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDarsamo, Arnalda Vanessaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-27T10:20:19Z
dc.date.available2016-07-27T10:20:19Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractMethamphetamine (meth) use results in various costs accruing to the meth user, society, and government. Internal and external costs of the pandemic are widespread, affecting the healthcare and social welfare systems, policing, private security, and the judicial and corrective services system. This study quantifies these costs for the Western Cape; identifying the magnitude of the cost of illness and additional social costs by category and determines which interventions are likely to reduce these overall costs. This study used a combination of a top-down and a bottom-up approach for the costing of various categories. The meth prevalence rate used was derived from the number of primary meth users who sought meth treatment in 2013 as reported to SACENDU. Additional data on expenditure and costs were obtained from government annual reports, personal interviews and data from previous studies.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDarsamo, A. V. (2016). <i>The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20849en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDarsamo, Arnalda Vanessa. <i>"The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20849en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDarsamo, A. 2016. The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Darsamo, Arnalda Vanessa AB - Methamphetamine (meth) use results in various costs accruing to the meth user, society, and government. Internal and external costs of the pandemic are widespread, affecting the healthcare and social welfare systems, policing, private security, and the judicial and corrective services system. This study quantifies these costs for the Western Cape; identifying the magnitude of the cost of illness and additional social costs by category and determines which interventions are likely to reduce these overall costs. This study used a combination of a top-down and a bottom-up approach for the costing of various categories. The meth prevalence rate used was derived from the number of primary meth users who sought meth treatment in 2013 as reported to SACENDU. Additional data on expenditure and costs were obtained from government annual reports, personal interviews and data from previous studies. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province TI - The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20849 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20849
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDarsamo AV. The societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Province. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20849en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEconomicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherDevelopment Economicsen_ZA
dc.titleThe societal costs of methamphetamine use in Western Cape Provinceen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMComen_ZA
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