One issue that needs to be addressed is cost. Although most prevention programs are inexpensive, schools and communities must be willing to allocate resources to cover the cost of prevention materials and training. The LST program costs range from $5 to $10 per student per year
including the cost of materials and training. When several schools in a State or region can coordinate training and the purchase of curriculum materials, the costs can remain closer to $5 per student. Researchers have developed a formal economic analysis of the cost benefit or cost effectiveness of the LST program, but no analysis has been conducted to date. Compared with the expense of treatment or imprisonment, however, which can exceed $30,000 per person per year, the cost of a prevention program like LST is extremely inexpensive.
One issue that needs to be addressed is cost. Although most prevention programs are inexpensive, schools and communities must be willing to allocate resources to cover the cost of prevention materials and training. The LST program costs range from $5 to $10 per student per yearincluding the cost of materials and training. When several schools in a State or region can coordinate training and the purchase of curriculum materials, the costs can remain closer to $5 per student. Researchers have developed a formal economic analysis of the cost benefit or cost effectiveness of the LST program, but no analysis has been conducted to date. Compared with the expense of treatment or imprisonment, however, which can exceed $30,000 per person per year, the cost of a prevention program like LST is extremely inexpensive.
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