May 20, 2025

The cost of opiod use disorder

 A choropleth map of the United States showing the estimated cost per case of opioid use disorder for 2024. Costs range from $500k to $1.5 million. The darkest shades are found in West Virginia and D.C., indicating the highest costs. The lightest shades represent lower costs in parts of the West.

 Axios - Opioid abuse is as much an economic problem as a public health one, according to a comprehensive analysis provided first to Axios that concludes it costs an average of nearly $700,000 to treat each affected person....Opioid use disorder cost the U.S. an estimated $4 trillion last year, per the analysis from Avalere, which used 2017 figures to project 2024 net costs.  More

 

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