Nonfatal costs of opioid use disorder in the U.S. in 2017, by type of cost
A study published in 2021 estimated that in 2017, the total costs of nonfatal opioid use disorder in the United States were almost 471 billion U.S. dollars. The value of reduced quality of life from opioid use disorder accounted for the highest share of this total. This statistic shows the estimated nonfatal costs of opioid use disorder in the United States in 2017, by type of cost.