Drug abuse has many negative effects on society. Drug addiction is a major public health problem that cost the U.S. a staggering $468 billion in 2005, according to the NYTimes.com. (References 3) Costs result from disease, crime, accidents, child abuse, domestic violence, homelessness and lost wages.
APPROX COST: $200-$500 per month. A patch containing testosterone (Androderm) is applied each night to your back, abdomen, upper arm or thigh. The site of the application is rotated to maintain seven-day intervals between applications to the same site to lessen skin reactions. Gel. APPROX COST: $200-$500 per month. You rub testosterone gel (AndroGel, Testim) into your skin on your lower abdomen, upper arm or shoulder. As the gel dries, your body absorbs testosterone through your skin. Gel application of testosterone replacement therapy appears to cause fewer skin reactions than patches.
Since they are required quite frequently, guys often learn how to self-inject. As injections are cyclical, men often have a lot of testosterone in the bodies in the first few days and in the final days of the cycle have a much lower T level. When self-injected, injectable T can cost from $25-$50 monthly.