New study: Treating opioid misuse with mindfulness therapy could yield savings

By: Alixel Cabrera

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: August 14, 2026

Words: 570

Last Updated: 3 days, 22 hours ago

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A mindfulness treatment created at the University of Utah in recent years has proved to be effective at decreasing opioid misuse. Now, a new economic study found it could also save hundreds of thousands of dollars per patient.

That’s if healthcare, criminal justice and lost productivity costs are taken into account.

An opioid addiction epidemic can cost the United States as much as $4 trillion per year, according to a study by the firm …

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