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Study: Opioid Crisis Cost US Economy $631 Billion Over Four Years
Last Updated: Wednesday January 17, 2024
(Associated Press, October 15) Between 2015 and 2018, opioid addiction cost the economy $631 billion, according to a new study by the Society of Actuaries
Costs related to healthcare, as well as the “unrealized lifetime earnings” from opioid-related deaths. Read more.