Opioid use disorder (OUD) costs the U.S. around $94.3 billion annually. The price tag per person among the 6.1 million people who have an OUD lands somewhere around $700,000 per case. Most of this comes from governments and employers losing tax revenue to healthcare and justice system expenses. This is according to a new report from Washington, D.C.-based Avalere Health, a health care consulting firm. Almost 44% of the annual cost — $41.6 billion caught up in police, courts and corrections — is “a cost higher than Medicaid or substance use treatment,” an Avalere spokesperson said during a press call.
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Source: https://bhbusiness.com/2025/05/20/ouds-have-a-94b-price-tag-heres-what-can-reduce-it/