Economic burden of drug overdose deaths before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA.
J Comp Eff Res
; 11(9): 643-648, 2022 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1902853
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic burden of drug overdose deaths in the USA.Methods:
Overdose death counts from 2019 to 2020 were obtained from the CDC's National Vital Statistics System. Years of potential life lost and value of statistical life were computed.Results:
The financial burden of overdose deaths increased by nearly 30%, from US$624.90 billion before the pandemic in 2019 to US$825.31 billion during the pandemic in 2020. Temporal analysis demonstrated that overdose deaths peaked in the second quarter of 2020 and contributed to nearly a third of the total 2020 value of statistical life.Conclusion:
The authors' findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the US drug overdose epidemic.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Overdose
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Comp Eff Res
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cer-2021-0314
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