Percentage of ED discharges with opioid prescriptions U.S. 2006-2017, by ethnicity

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
In the U.S., the rate of emergency room visits at which opioids were prescribed was highest among non-Hispanic white adults, and has decreased among this population from 22 percent in 2010-2011 to 15.1 percent in 2016-2017. This statistic shows the percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by ethnicity.

Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by ethnicity

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Details: United States; 2006 to 2017; 18 years and older

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