Addiction Cost Calculator

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Nicotine

Cigarettes, vaping, pouches & more

Cigarettes — factory-madePre-rolled commercial cigarettes

How many cigarettes

Frequency

Cost per pack (20) — CAD $

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Cigarettes — roll-your-ownLoose tobacco, papers & filters

How many cigarettes

Frequency

Cost per pouch (25g, ~50 cigs) — CAD $

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Nicotine vape pen / e-cigaretteDisposables or refillable pods

Devices / pods

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Cost per device/pod — CAD $

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Nicotine patchesOTC replacement therapy

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Cost per patch — CAD $

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Nicotine gum2 mg or 4 mg

Pieces

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Cost per piece — CAD $

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Nicotine pouchesZyn, Rogue, On! etc.

Cans

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Cost per can — CAD $

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CigarsPremium or machine-made

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Cost per cigar — CAD $

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CigarillosSmall cigars

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Cost each — CAD $

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Chewing tobacco / snuffLoose leaf, plug, or dry snuff

Tins / pouches

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Nicotine lozenges / mintsMini-lozenges or mints

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Nicotine inhalerPrescription inhalation cartridges

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Nicotine nasal sprayPrescription Nicotrol NS

Bottles used

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Pipe tobaccoLoose-leaf smoking pipe

Pouches (50 g)

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Cost per pouch — CAD $

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Alcohol

Beer, wine, spirits & more

BeerCans, bottles or draught

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Cost per drink — CAD $

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WineRed, white, rosé or sparkling

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Spirits / liquorVodka, whisky, rum, gin etc.

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Bar / restaurant drinksCocktails, bar pints, restaurant wine

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Coolers, ciders & seltzersReady-to-drink cans

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Drugs (prescription & recreational)

Opioids, stimulants, cannabis, benzodiazepines & more

Cannabis

Cannabis — flower / dried herbLegal or grey-market BC bud

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Cost per gram — CAD $

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HashishHash, charas, bubble hash, rosin, live resin

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Cost per gram — CAD $

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Cannabis edibles & concentratesGummies, wax, shatter, vape cartridges

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Opioids

Heroin / street opioidsDown, black tar, #4 heroin

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Cost per gram — CAD $

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Fentanyl / carfentanilPatches, powder, pressed pills

Points (0.1 g)

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Cost per point — CAD $

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Prescription pain medication (street-sourced)Oxycodone, hydromorphone, morphine, codeine

Pills

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Cost per pill — CAD $

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Stimulants

Cocaine (powder)Powder cocaine, nose candy

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Cost per gram — CAD $

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Crack cocaineFreebase cocaine, rock

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Cost per rock / point — CAD $

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Methamphetamine / crystal methCrystal, speed, ice

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Prescription stimulants (street-sourced)Adderall, Ritalin, Vyvanse, Dexedrine

Pills

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Cost per pill — CAD $

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Sedatives, tranquillisers & sleeping pills

Benzodiazepines (street-sourced)Xanax, Ativan, Valium, Clonazepam, Klonopin

Pills

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Cost per pill — CAD $

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Sleeping pills / Z-drugs (street-sourced)Zopiclone, Ambien (Zolpidem), Sonata

Pills

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Cost per pill — CAD $

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Dissociatives & psychedelics

KetamineSpecial K, vitamin K — powder or liquid

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MDMA / ecstasyMolly, pills, powder

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Cost per use — CAD $

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Gambling

Casino, sports betting, online poker, lottery

Casino / slot machinesIn-person or online casino

Sessions

Frequency

Avg. net loss per session — CAD $

Enter your average net loss per session (after any winnings)

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Sports bettingBetMGM, Bet365, Proline, DraftKings etc.

Bets

Frequency

Avg. amount wagered per bet — CAD $

Calculated using ~10% long-term house edge on sports betting

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Lottery / scratch ticketsLotto 6/49, Lotto Max, BC49, scratch & wins

Total amount spent — CAD $

Frequency

Enter your total weekly or daily spend on lottery and scratch tickets

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Online poker / card gamesPokerStars, GGPoker, BC online casino

Sessions

Frequency

Avg. net loss per session — CAD $

Enter your average net loss per session

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Caffeine

Coffee, energy drinks, cola & tea

Coffee — purchasedCafé lattes, Americanos, Tim Hortons, Starbucks etc.

Coffees

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Cost per coffee — CAD $

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Coffee — made at homeBeans, ground coffee, pods (Nespresso, Keurig etc.)

Cups

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Cost per cup — CAD $

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Energy drinksRed Bull, Monster, Celsius, Rockstar etc.

Cans

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Cost per can — CAD $

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Cola / caffeinated soft drinksCoke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper etc.

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Cost per can — CAD $

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Food

Sugar, ultra-processed & fast food

Fast food / takeoutMcDonald's, Subway, Domino's, Uber Eats etc.

Orders

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Sugary snacks & sweetsCandy, chocolate, baked goods, cookies

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Digital & behavioural

Gaming, shopping, social media

Video game purchases & in-game spendingGames, DLC, microtransactions, loot boxes

Amount spent — CAD $

Frequency

Enter total spending on games and in-game purchases

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Compulsive online shoppingAmazon, Shein, Temu impulse purchases etc.

Impulse spend — CAD $

Frequency

Enter the amount spent on non-essential or regretted purchases

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