This study estimates the social costs of the abuse of drugs (alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs)
in Australia in the financial year 2004/05. It is the fourth in a series of such studies prepared …

BackgroundMental health survey data are now being used proactively to decide how the
burden of disease might best be reduced.AimsTo study the cost-effectiveness of current and …

… Lyn M March, Marita J Cross, Helen Lapsley, Katherine L Tribe, Brett G Courtenay and Peter
M Brooks … Lyn M March, Marita J Cross, Helen Lapsley, Alan JM Brnabic … Helen Lapsley …

Background: The Global Burden of Disease study has suggested that mental disorders are
the leading cause of disability burden in the world. This study takes the leading cause of …

This paper surveys the range of economic issues that need to be addressed in attempting to
evaluate the social costs and benefits of gambling. It considers, inter alia, the nature of …

This report is the second major study by the present authors to estimate the social costs of
drug abuse in Australia. The drugs analysed are alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs (including …

Background. The present paper describes a component of a large population cost-effectiveness
study that aimed to identify the averted burden and economic efficiency of current and …

Background: Costs of tobacco-related disease can be useful evidence to support tobacco
control. In Hong Kong we now have locally derived data on the risks of smoking, including …

… Peter M Brooks, Helen M Lapsley and David B Butt … Helen M Lapsley, MEc, FCHSE,
Honorary Visiting Fellow. Little Company of Mary Health Care, Canberra, ACT. … Butt D …

• The direct and indirect costs associated with schizophrenia in Australia were calculated
using the incidence approach and compared with similar costings of myocardial infarction in …