Addiction and overdose deaths affect our communities in countless ways.
Drug overdose is a leading cause of death in Franklin County, with 753 community members dying by accidental drug overdose in 2022. Of course, the true cost of addiction is immeasurable. Each lost life negatively affects the community and families through emotional impacts and reduced quality of life.
But sometimes it can be hard to wrap our heads ahead around the magnitude of these losses. We wanted to find out – in dollars and cents – about the cost of addiction in Franklin County. Through our research, we discovered that Franklin County experienced over $26 million in lost productivity in 2022 due to fatal drug overdoses.
But that’s just the beginning of the story.
The Cost of Addiction and Opioid Use Disorder in Franklin County shows the dramatic economic impacts of addiction and paints a clear picture of the devastating consequences. Learn how the following issues affect us all:
- Opioid use disorder
- Drug-related incarceration
- Hospitalization
- Infectious disease
Read the report and discover how everyone pays the cost of addiction.