Publication
2017
Underestimated Cost of the Opioid Crisis
This report on the opioid public health crisis was released by the White House Council …
This report on the opioid public health crisis was released by the White House Council on Economic Advisors (CEA) in November 2017. It corrects previous estimates of related costs by adding the value of the associated deaths. Earlier estimates focused on medical and other expenditures, while the new report also includes estimates of the value that individuals place on reducing their own risks of premature mortality. The report notes that, in 2015, over 33,000 Americans…
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Economics/Finance
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North America
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Mental Health
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Benefit-Cost Analysis
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Chronic Disease/Risk
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Policy/Regulation
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Government/Law
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Health/Medicine