Opioid Use Disorder Estimated To Cost $695,000 Per Person In 2022

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 health care costs, criminal justice costs, lost productivity, lower quality of life, and higher burden of illness for people with OUD, More than 6 million people in the United States reported having an OUD in 2022; using the estimated cost of $695,000 per person, the researchers estimated the total cost of OUD to the United States at $3,980 billion. The . . .