CDC data<\/a> shows overdose deaths from opioids increased to an estimated 75,673 deaths in the 12-month period ending April 2021, compared to 56,064 deaths during the same period in 2020, an increase of 28.5 percent.<\/p>\n Here are six things to know about the cost of the opioid crisis:<\/p>\n 1. Opioid overdose, misuse and dependence account for $35 billion in healthcare costs, $14.8 billion in criminal justice costs and $92 billion in lost productivity, an August 2021 Pew Charitable Trusts report<\/a> showed.<\/p>\n 2. An improvement in access to evidence-based treatments could save $25,000-$105,000 in lifetime costs per person, the same report showed.<\/p>\n 3. $1.94 billion in annual hospital costs are from patients who experience an opioid overdose, according to Pew Charitable Trusts.<\/p>\n 4. According to an April 2021 CDC report<\/a>, the three states with the highest per capita cost of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose are West Virginia ($7,247), Ohio ($6,226) and New Hampshire ($5,953).<\/p>\n 5. The three states with the lowest per capita cost of opioid use disorder and fatal opioid overdose are Hawaii ($1,204), Minnesota ($1,509) and California ($1,566), according to the CDC.<\/p>\n 6. In 2013, the overall economic burden of the opioid crisis was $78.5 billion in the U.S. This includes the healthcare system, productivity losses and the criminal justice system, a May 2021 study<\/a> by the Journal of the American Pharmacies Association found. Comparatively, this number was $3.5 billion in Canada in 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n