The Economic Effects of theOpioid Crisis in West Virginia
John Deskins, Ph.D.
November 2017
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
College of Business & Economics
West Virginia University
www.be.wvu.edu/bber
Copyright ©2017 by WVU Research Corporation
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Opioid-Overdose Deaths, U.S.Deaths per 100,000 Population
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics.Note: Rates are age-adjusted, except those for 2005 and 2009, which are calculated using data from WV Health Statistics Center.
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Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics.Note: Rates are age-adjusted, except those for 2005 and 2009, which are calculated using data from WV Health Statistics Center.
Opioid-Overdose Deaths, U.S. and WVDeaths per 100,000 Population
WV, 2.8 in 2000 and 36.0 in 2015
US, 3.0 in 2000 and 10.4 in 2015
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Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics.Note: Rates are age-adjusted. States with missing values are not shown.
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Source: WV Health Statistics Center, Vital Statistics System 2015 Preliminary DataNote: The number of deaths is higher than the number of victims as one person can consume more than one type of opioid.
Opioid-Overdose Deaths by Type, WVNumber of Deaths
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Heroin201
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638 Opioid Overdose Deaths in WV, by Type, 2015
Source: WV Health Statistics Center, Vital Statistics System 2015 Preliminary DataNote: The total adds to more than 638 as one person sometimes consumes more than one type of opioid.
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Opioid Prescribing Rates, WV and the U.S.
Prescriptions per 100 People
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Direct Economic Costs of the Opioid Crisis
1. Healthcare Costs2. Substance Abuse Treatment Costs 3. Criminal Justice Costs
Police protection costs Legal costs Correctional facilities costs Property loss due to opioid-related crimes
4. Productivity Loss Permanent income loss due to overdose death Reduced productive hours due to abuse/dependence Reduced productive hours due to incarceration
Source: Florence et al., Medical Care, 2016, 54: 901-906
Direct Economic Impacts of Opioid Crisis - Healthcare, Substance Abuse, and Criminal Justice, West Virginia, 2015
Jobs That Could Be Freed For Other Pursuits:
4,318
Productive Capacity That Could Be Devoted to Other Pursuits:
$322 Million