Research Article

Optimal Control Strategies in an Alcoholism Model

Table 1

The parameters description of model (1).

ParameterDescriptionValues

Natural birth rate or death rate0.25
Transmission coefficient between alcoholism and susceptiblesVariables
The total populations to be considered6000
The rate of populations quitting from alcoholism permanently after treatmentVariables
The rate of populations failed in treatment and returned to be alcoholic0.4