Quick answers to quick questions regarding the $COPE 360™ Tool.
Select National Scope to explore the overall U.S. burden before moving into state or system analysis.
National Scope displays overall U.S. societal burden, including direct and indirect cost categories and national estimates.
State Scope allows you to examine and compare burden estimates across states.
Systems Scope focuses on cost categories and domains such as healthcare, housing, caregiver burden, employment losses, justice-system interactions, reduced lifespan, and quality of life.
Use the buttons at the top of the page:
National Scope → U.S. view
State Scope → state comparisons
Systems Scope → domain analysis
Open State Scope and select the states you want to review.
Open Systems Scope and select Caregiver.
Open Systems Scope and select Healthcare.
Open Systems Scope and select Housing & Homelessness.
Open Systems Scope and select Justice System Interactions.
Open Systems Scope and select Employment Losses.
Direct costs reflect services and supports such as healthcare and housing. Indirect costs reflect broader societal impacts including caregiving, employment, lifespan, and quality-of-life effects.
Per Person Cost represents estimated impact attributed per affected individual.
Total Cost reflects the overall societal burden estimate.
Check the map title and selected state indicators.
Charts update automatically when you switch scope, system category, or geography.
Return to the scope buttons at the top and reopen the desired section.
Use:
Export PDF → presentation-ready output
Export PNG → image download
Launches guided help for first-time users.
Open Glossary in the bottom navigation.
Open Methodology.
Use:
User Guide → navigation help
FAQs → common questions
Glossary → terminology
Methodology → evidence and assumptions
