It was estimated that the opioid epidemic cost the federal govenment around 29.2 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. The total estimated economic burden of the opioid epidemic that year was around 95.3 billion dollars, with the heaviest burden placed on individuals and the private sector.
Economic burden of the opioid epidemic in the United States in 2016, by payer
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Altarum. (November 16, 2017). Economic burden of the opioid epidemic in the United States in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031631/opioid-epidemic-economic-burden-by-payer-us/
Altarum. "Economic burden of the opioid epidemic in the United States in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 16, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031631/opioid-epidemic-economic-burden-by-payer-us/
Altarum. (2017). Economic burden of the opioid epidemic in the United States in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031631/opioid-epidemic-economic-burden-by-payer-us/
Altarum. "Economic Burden of The Opioid Epidemic in The United States in 2016, by Payer (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031631/opioid-epidemic-economic-burden-by-payer-us/
Altarum, Economic burden of the opioid epidemic in the United States in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031631/opioid-epidemic-economic-burden-by-payer-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Economic burden of the opioid epidemic in the United States in 2016, by payer (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Altarum, November 16, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031631/opioid-epidemic-economic-burden-by-payer-us/