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03 By the numbers
For every $1 invested in
Thriving United our community
benefits by $6.70.
Substance Use, Mental Illness and Trauma Statistics
Midland-Odessa MSA
March 2020 to August 2022
Persons Affected
Annual Death Impact
91,660
611
Disorder Annual Healthcare Cost
Disorder Annual Associated Cost*
(Excluding Healthcare)
$680,989,598
$1,184,292,771
Annual Disorder Cost
$1,865,282,369
Annual Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Cost
Estimated Years of Savings
Lifetime Saving for Abstinent Recovery
Percentage of Recovery Savings Due to Harm
Reduction
Lifetime Saving for Harm Reduction Recovery
Total Savings Achieved with the Help of
Thriving United
$7,133 Per Person
20 Years
$142,654 Per Person
50%
$71,327 Per Person
$24,964,388 175 - Est. No. Long Term Abstinence**
$14,265,365 200 - Est. Long Term Harm Reduction**
$39,229,753 375 - Persons in Long Term Recovery
Total Cost Contributed by Thriving United
Return on Investment
$5,891,026
$6.70 : $1
*Associated Costs Are Legal Costs, Housing Losses, Lost ** From Peer Specialist Reports Productivity, Etc. Sources: CDC.gov/tobacco costs (2018), “SAMSHA Key
Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, “National Association of Anorexia
Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD), National Institute on Drug Use: Cost of Substance Use, United States Statistics HIV.gov, State of Homelessness: 2020
Edition, National Council on Behavioral Health: Veterans, Mortality in Mental Disorders and Global Disease Burden Implications, NIH Alcohol Facts and Statistics
2019, CDC Death Rate Maps and Graphs 2020. Visit thrivingunited.org for detailed statistics and references.
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Phone: (432) 701-8678
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