Cost-effectiveness of telephone counseling and relapse prevention for cocaine
or alcohol dependent clients
Donald S Shepard1
Aaron Beaston-Blaakman2
James McKay3
1 Brandeis University, Schneider Institute for Health Policy,
Waltham, MA
2 Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC
3 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Introduction:
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA)
Methods: Design
Methods: Subjects
Methods: Interventions
Methods: Costs
Comparative intensity of
interventions
Average costs of
interventions per client
Results: Effectiveness
Results: Cost-Effectiveness
Results: Cost per
incremental abstinent year
Discussion: Program cost
comparison
Discussion: Societal cost
comparison
Results: Cost-Effectiveness
Conclusions