THE UPS AND DOWNS OF OPIOID ADDICTION Life Expectancy Decreasing Life expectancy in the US has been on the decline since 2014 due to the opioid epidemic WE HELP KIDS ACHIEVE SUCCESS uwberks.org Increased Cost of Incarceration The cost of incarceration in the US has increased by $8 billion dollars due to the opioid addiction US Business Losing Money US businesses have lost more than $20 billion dollars due to prescription drug abuse of employees Healthcare Costs Increase Hospitals have seen an 85% increase in urgent care costs due to opioid overdoses www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db293.pdf www.marketwatch.com/story/how-much-the-opioidepidemic-costs-the-us-2017-10-27 12 the response // summer/fall 2018http://www.uwberks.org http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db293.pdf http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-much-the-opioid