Summary This paper estimates the economic cost of the extra health care in New Zealand associated with the misuse of alcohol. From a range of different studies it was estimated that 7.8% of hospital operating costs were attributable to alcohol consumption. These additional costs formed 85.5% of the total increase in health costs related to excess alcohol consumption. The estimate of this total, NZ$108.3m., represented 0.4% of New Zealand GNP for 1981–82.
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