how much americans spend in drugs
According to this new study, drug users in the United States spent approximately $100 billion annually over the past decade on illicit drugs. This study updates several previous reports (beginning in 1995) which estimated drug trends back to 1988.ccording to this new study, drug users in the United States spent approximately $100 billion annually over the past decade on illicit drugs. The consequences of drug use in our communities are important to measure so that we can better understand both the scope of the problem and the scale of response required.