UM researcher clarifies costs of alcohol abuse

Posted: Feb 5, 2010 2:24 PM

 MISSOULA, MT - A University of Montana economist says alcohol-related injury crashes cost the state economy $131 million a year.
      Steve Seninger says adding that total to a colleague's earlier estimate of the economic cost of alcohol abuse in the state brings the total to $642 million.
      A report by Patrick Barkey in 2009 said lost work productivity, alcohol treatment costs and health care costs of alcohol-related vehicle fatalities cost the state economy $511 million.
      Seninger's report argues alcohol-related injury crashes should be included in the overall costs.
      Seninger's report is included in information being given to the Legislature's Law and Justice Interim Committee as it seeks to draft bills addressing the state's drunken driving rate. The committee is meeting Monday and Tuesday in Helena.
     
      (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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