Evidence-based care for alcohol use disorders is affordable

Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Justine CorryHelen Lapsley

Abstract

Despite efficacious treatment, alcohol use disorders contribute significantly to the disability burden. Although wider dissemination of evidence-based health care may impact on the population burden, the affordability of this strategy is unknown. This article compares the cost-effectiveness of current treatment for alcohol use disorders with the cost-effectiveness of optimal treatment, a hypothetical treatment scenario that has been informed by evidence-based practice to determine the affordability of such an approach. This study calculated the cost-effectiveness in the Australian population of evidence-based health care for alcohol harmful use and alcohol dependence, as defined by the International Classification of Diseases, Injuries, and Causes of Death, 10th Revision. Outcome was calculated as years lived with disability (YLD) averted. Data from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing, in conjunction with published meta-analyses and expert reviews, were used to estimate 1-year costs (1997-98 Australian dollars) and YLD averted by current health care services as well as costs and outcomes for an optimal strategy of evidence-based health care. Of those currently seeking treatment, approximately 45% of th...Continue Reading

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