GPA assumes a grading scale of A, B, C, D, F. Each grade is assigned a number of grade points. An A grade receives 4 points, a B=3, a C=2, a D=1, and an F=0. The process is the same whether you are working on secondary or college grades.f you take a three unit class and receive an A grade, you receive 3 units times 4 points (for the A), which gives a total of 12 grade points for the course.
Prescription opioid overdose, abuse, and dependence carries high costs for American society, with an estimated total economic burden of $78.5 billion, according to a study in the October issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.
The amount of money illicit drug use costs taxpayers, however, far exceeds the amount users spent on illicit drugs. In 2007 alone, illicit drug use cost taxpayers more than $193 billion in lost productivity, healthcare, and criminal justice costs.Read the full report. new report weâre making available today provides some information that helps provide a clearer picture of the impact of drug use and its consequences on America. According to this new study, drug users in the United States spent approximately $100 billion annually over the past decade on illicit drugs.