The Economic Toll of the Opioid Crisis Reached Nearly $1.5 Trillion in 2020
"The Joint Economic Committee estimates that the opioid epidemic cost the United States nearly $1.5 trillion in 2020 alone - up 37% from 2017, when the CDC last measured the cost... more funding and action across federal, state, and local government is needed to better address the crisis at hand."
Joint Economic Committee. (2022). The Economic Toll of the Opioid Crisis Reached Nearly $1.5 Trillion in 2020. https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/2022/9/jec-analysis-finds-opioid-epidemic-cost-u-s-nearly-1-5-trillion-in-2020