$49.1 Billion: That is the cost of harms related to Substance use in Canada
The total cost of short-term disability due to substance use was $4.1 billion in 2020 (the latest year for which data are available). This works out to $107 per person in Canada.
Between 2007 and 2020, 80% of the productivity losses from absenteeism and presenteeism were primarily due to alcohol and tobacco. This has remained stable between 2007 and 2020.
However, cannabis and other central nervous stimulants like methamphetamine showed the highest rate of increase during that time (206% and 331%, respectively).
Fentanyl death rates higher in US states in that have legalized Cannabis for recreational or ‘medicinal’ purposes
