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Table 5 Direct healthcare system costs associated with NORS

From: A cost benefit analysis of a virtual overdose monitoring service/mobile overdose response service: the national overdose response service

Time Period

Value of lives saved based on estimated mortality rate

Using Monte Carlo estimate (0.45) and Range

(0.08–0.8)

CAD 2022

Operating Costs

CAD 2022

Medical Costs

CAD 2022

Net Benefit

(Range)

Cost/Benefit ratio with Monte Carlo estimate and

Range

April 2021- March 2022

$7,723,782.38

($1,373,116.86 -

$13,731,178.67)

$787,500.00

$163,290.52

$6,772,991.86

($422,326.34 -$12,780,388.15)

8.12

(1.44–14.44)

April 2022- December 2022

$5,941,371.06

($1,056,243.74 - $10,562,437.44)

$580,875.00

$58,435.66

$5,302,060.40

(416,933.08-

9,923,126.78)

9.29

(1.65–16.52)

Total

$13,665,153.40

($2,429,360.61 -

$24,293,606.11)

$1,368,375.00

$221,726.18

$12,075,052.26

($839,259.43- $22,703,504.93)

8.59

(1.53–15.28)