Re:Opioid epidemic costs West Virginia $8.8B annually, study...
by Alex3917 on Sunday February 11, 2018 @02:52PM
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> I guess $33 billion is too expensive to get popular support, but it really isn't that much money
Especially when even a small bridge costs a billion dollars these days, e.g.:
https://ctviewpoints.org/2016/11/08/the-billion-dollar-bridg...
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/prisoners-with-hep-c-ge...
A lot of states are providing treatment to those with liver damage (which in the context of the thread means that they are likely reducing costs vs treating the chronic disease).
I guess $33 billion is too expensive to get popular support, but it really isn't that much money, especially if the reduction in future infections is taken into account.