It was estimated that overdose fatalities connected to the opioid epidemic resulted in a loss of 8.2 billion U.S. dollars in federal tax revenues in 2016. Opioid overdose fatalities caused the greatest financial loss to individuals and the private sector with just over 31 billion dollars.
Economic loss due to opioid overdose and incarceration in the United States in 2016, by type
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Altarum. (November 16, 2017). Economic loss due to opioid overdose and incarceration in the United States in 2016, by type (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031641/opioid-overdose-and-incarceration-economic-loss-by-type-us/
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Altarum. (2017). Economic loss due to opioid overdose and incarceration in the United States in 2016, by type (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031641/opioid-overdose-and-incarceration-economic-loss-by-type-us/
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