In 2017, the opioid epidemic in the United States was estimated to have cost 115 billion U.S. dollars. The annual cost of the opioid epidemic is predicted to rise to just under 200 billion dollars by the year 2020. The cost of the opioid epidemic results from factors such as lost productivity due to fatalities and injuries, health care costs, and criminal justice costs.
Annual cost of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 and a projection for the year 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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Altarum. (February 13, 2018). Annual cost of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 and a projection for the year 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031608/opioid-epidemic-cost-by-year-us/
Altarum. "Annual cost of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 and a projection for the year 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. February 13, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031608/opioid-epidemic-cost-by-year-us/
Altarum. (2018). Annual cost of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 and a projection for the year 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031608/opioid-epidemic-cost-by-year-us/
Altarum. "Annual Cost of The Opioid Epidemic in The U.S. from 2001 to 2017 and a Projection for The Year 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031608/opioid-epidemic-cost-by-year-us/
Altarum, Annual cost of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 and a projection for the year 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031608/opioid-epidemic-cost-by-year-us/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Annual cost of the opioid epidemic in the U.S. from 2001 to 2017 and a projection for the year 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Altarum, February 13, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031608/opioid-epidemic-cost-by-year-us/
