Effects of Addiction Calculator

This calculator provides an estimate of the effects of addiction on a person’s long-term physical health based on information entered.

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Calculator

Please read the step-by-step instructions first. Then enter your information into the calculator.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Choose a substance from the drop-down list
Enter the daily dose of the respective drug (options: per hour, day, week, month, or year).
Enter the age at which the habit was picked up.
Select your country to get an accurate value for life expectancy

How much is addiction costing you?

Life Lost: How much your life is shortened by with every dose on average if you are a chronic user

Non-addict life expectancy: Estimated life expectancy for someone who does not struggle with substance abuse.

Addict’s life expectancy: Estimated life expectancy for someone who struggles with substance abuse.

Addiction duration: The time between the start of an addiction and the addict’s life.

Total life loss: Number of years lost due to substance abuse.