• J Subst Abuse Treat · Mar 2000

    Estimating the willingness to pay for drug abuse treatment: a pilot study.

    • G A Zarkin, S C Cates, and M V Bala.
    • Center for Economics Research, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA. gaz@rti.org
    • J Subst Abuse Treat. 2000 Mar 1; 18 (2): 149-59.

    AbstractPrevious economic studies of the benefits of drug treatment have limited their estimation to tangible benefits, and thus have underestimated the benefits of drug treatment. The willingness-to-pay (WTP) approach is a more encompassing benefit valuation method that captures both tangible and intangible benefits and accords with valuation concepts used by economists. In this study, we report the results of a pilot study in which we used the contingent valuation (CV) method to value drug treatment. We conducted mall intercept surveys in two communities: the Triad area in North Carolina and Brooklyn, New York. We estimated WTP models for two different drug treatment programs: a program for all drug users and a program specifically targeted to women drug users. We modeled respondents' WTP for drug treatment as a function of their demographics and to responses from attitudinal/experience questions. The mean WTP for both types of drug treatment programs was estimated to be approximately $37 per respondent. Finally, we demonstrated how the results of the CV method may be used in a benefit-cost analysis of drug treatment.

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