Opioid Crisis: Incalculable Pain and a $1 Trillion Hit to the U.S. – CBS News – Oct. 24, 2018

While the human tragedy of the opioid crisis is incalculable, the economic impact on the U.S. and on families can be estimated. In 2017, opioid addiction cost $115 billion, according to an analysis issued earlier this year by Altarum, a health care research nonprofit. Read More.