Opioid Use Disorder Estimated To Cost $695,000 Per Person In 2022, With $163,000 For Costs To External Stakeholders & The Rest For Lower Quality Of Life

Opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States was estimated to cost $695,000 per person with OUD in 2022, according to a new analysis by Avalere Health. The estimated per-person annual cost of OUD accounts for $163,000 for costs that affect external stakeholders and $532,000 for the effect on the individual in terms of lower quality of life and premature death. The costs that affect external stakeholders include lost productivity for employers and households; health insurance and uninsured costs, criminal justice costs, and substance use treatment costs.

Outpatient OUD treatment was projected to generate net per . . .