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.
There is naturally overlap with other areas of the Count the Costs project, including: security and development, discrimination and stigma, human rights, crime, the environment, and economics. For briefings and a more extensive collection of resources on these costs see www.countthecosts.org.Introduction Over the past half-century, the war on drugs has been promoted primarily as a way of protecting public health.In reality, however, it has achieved the opposite. It has failed to control or eliminate use, and has increased the potential risks and harms associated with drug taking.here is naturally overlap with other areas of the Count the Costs project, including: security and development, discrimination and stigma, human rights, crime, the environment, and economics. For briefings and a more extensive collection of resources on these costs see www.countthecosts.org.