Societal burden of the US opioid epidemic over the next 15 years and the potential impact of effective non-opioid treatments for pain
Findings suggest that the burden of the US opioid epidemic continues to increase, and effective non-opioid pharmacotherapies could reduce the burden by preventing incident OUD and associated downstream consequences.
Authors
- Janet B. Cahill
- Paul Steel
- Jeromie Ballreich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2564-4577)
- Sushanth Jeyakumar
- Benjamin G. Cohen
- Andrea Lopez
- Alexandra Paffrath
- Kenna Garrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0726-7175)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Economics
- Published
- 2025-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13696998.2025.2602385
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00