Where Does the Cost of Substance Use Land?

Estimated annual U.S. costs of alcohol and tobacco use, split into four cost categories. Compare which costs are largest and who bears them.

Each bar stacks four cost categories for a substance. Hover any segment for its illustrative dollar value and who bears that cost. Click a category in the legend to hide or show it, or switch to Percent of Total to compare proportions instead of raw scale.

Illustrative, rounded figures drawn from public-health economic estimates of annual U.S. costs of alcohol and tobacco use. Shown for instructional comparison, not as precise accounting.