The Economic Burden of Prescription Opioid Overdose, Abuse, and Dependence in the United States, 2013.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

It is important to understand the magnitude and distribution of the economic burden of prescription opioid overdose, abuse, and dependence to inform clinical practice, research, and other decision makers. Decision makers choosing approaches to address this epidemic need cost information to evaluate the cost effectiveness of their choices.

Objective

To estimate the economic burden of prescription opioid overdose, abuse, and dependence from a societal perspective.

Design, setting, and participants

Incidence of fatal prescription opioid overdose from the National Vital Statistics System, prevalence of abuse and dependence from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health. Fatal data are for the US population, nonfatal data are a nationally representative sample

SUBMITTER: Florence CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5975355 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature