This graph shows the aggregate costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in the United States in 2013, in million U.S. dollars. Total costs from opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose were estimated to be over 78 billion dollars for that year, with health insurance costs accounting for the largest portion of such costs.
Aggregate U.S. societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Medical Care. (September 14, 2016). Aggregate U.S. societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/636068/prescription-opioid-abuse-costs/
Medical Care. "Aggregate U.S. societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 14, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/636068/prescription-opioid-abuse-costs/
Medical Care. (2016). Aggregate U.S. societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/636068/prescription-opioid-abuse-costs/
Medical Care. "Aggregate U.S. Societal Costs of Prescription Opioid Abuse, Dependence and Fatal Overdose in 2013 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2016, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/636068/prescription-opioid-abuse-costs/
Medical Care, Aggregate U.S. societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/636068/prescription-opioid-abuse-costs/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Aggregate U.S. societal costs of prescription opioid abuse, dependence and fatal overdose in 2013 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Medical Care, September 14, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/636068/prescription-opioid-abuse-costs/
