The drug overdose epidemic in the United States costs the nation roughly $1 trillion a year, according to a new bipartisan congressional report released Tuesday.
Cappi Thompson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The drug overdose epidemic in the United States, now primarily driven by synthetic opioids like ultra-deadly fentanyl, costs the nation roughly $1 trillion a year, according to a new bipartisan congressional report released Tuesday. "Whether measured in lives or in dollars, the United States' drug overdose epidemic should shock everyone," the report reads. "It is unacceptable." The report provides a unique level of comprehensive review into the opioid crisis, with particular emphasis on the need to improve mental health services and expand health care access for those suffering from addiction. A White House Council of Economic Advisers assessment pegged the cost of the opioid crisis at $700 billion three years ago. The new report derives the new $1 trillion estimate based on the increase in overdose deaths seen since 2018. Drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in recent years, from about 44,000 in 2013, to more th
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