| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | International
Economic Toll of Opioid Crisis in U.S. Exceeded $1 Trillion Since 2001 - An additional $500 billion is estimated through 2020 if current conditions persist
Economic Toll of Opioid Crisis in U.S. Exceeded $1 Trillion Since 2001 - An additional $500 billion is estimated through 2020 if current conditions persist
WASHINGTON, DC—The cost of the country’s opioid crisis is estimated to have exceeded $1 trillion from 2001 to 2017, and is projected to cost an additional $500 billion by 2020, according to analysis released today by Altarum, a nonprofit health research and consulting institute. (altarum, 13.02.2018)