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.
Mark et al. : Drug and Alcohol Dependence 61 (2001) 195â206 overview of the economic costs of heroin addiction.Then, we present each component of the cost estimateand how it was derived. We conclude by discussing thenature and degree of uncertainty in the estimates andthe implications of our results for policymakers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 61 (2001) 195â206 197 costs (23.9%) and comprise the legal, policing, andincarceration costs associated with heroin addiction, aswell as the cost to victims of crimes committed byheroin-dependent persons.