%0 Journal Article %A Brenda Stade %A Wendy J. Ungar %A Bonnie Stevens %A Joseph Beyen %A Gideon Koren %T Cost of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Canada %D 2007 %J Canadian Family Physician %P 1303-1304 %V 53 %N 8 %X QUESTION I have heard that thousands of Canadian kids are affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Has there been any attempt to estimate what it costs our society? ANSWER In a recent Canadian study, the lifetime cost of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders was estimated at $1 million per case. With an estimated 4000 new cases yearly, this translates to $4 billion annually. %U https://www.cfp.ca/content/cfp/53/8/1303.full.pdf