It was estimated that the opioid epidemic resulted in federal tax revenue losses of around 26 billion U.S. dollars between 2000 and 2016. The opioid epidemic caused a further 11.8 billion dollars in lost state government taxes during this time.
Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016
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Lost tax revenue in billion U.S. dollars
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VOX. (April 16, 2019). Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX. "Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 16, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX. (2019). Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX. "Lost Federal and State Tax Revenue Due to The Opioid Epidemic in The United States from 2000 to 2016 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/
VOX, Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Lost federal and state tax revenue due to the opioid epidemic in the United States from 2000 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], VOX, April 16, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031704/lost-tax-revenue-opioid-epidemic-us/