This damage total is only 6% of the thirty-year. average (1982 - 2011) of $8.20 billion (adjusted to 2012 inflation). There were 34. flood-related deaths ( 36% of the 30-year average of 95). Of these fatalities, 25. were vehicle related incidents, and 24 were attributed to flash flood events. As Water Year 2012 brought heat and drought to most of the nation, it also. brought an abrupt reversal to the record-breaking flood damages recorded in.
As part of the War on Drugs, the US spends approximately $500 million per year on aid for Colombia, largely used to combat guerrilla groups such as FARC that are involved in the illegal drug trade.ccording to a 2008 study published by Harvard economist Jeffrey A. Miron, the annual savings on enforcement and incarceration costs from the legalization of drugs would amount to roughly $41.3 billion, with $25.7 billion being saved among the states and over $15.6 billion accrued for the federal government.
Aggregate costs for prescription opioid overdose, abuse, and dependence were estimated at over $78.5 billion (in 2013 dollars). Total spending for health care and substance abuse was over $28 billion, most of which ($26 billion) was covered by insurance.