The statistic displays what U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years did with their leftover opioid medications for the year 2018. It was that 86 percent of adults in this age group saved these opioids for later use or kept them at home.
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who took select actions with their leftover opioid medication in 2018
The survey applies for all opioid medications accumulated over the past two years of the survey date. Multiple choices or courses of actions were allowed.
* Pharmacy, health care provider, law enforcement, or community takeback event
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IHPI. (July 30, 2018). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who took select actions with their leftover opioid medication in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036567/actions-taken-by-us-adults-with-leftover-opioid-medications/
IHPI. "Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who took select actions with their leftover opioid medication in 2018." Chart. July 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036567/actions-taken-by-us-adults-with-leftover-opioid-medications/
IHPI. (2018). Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who took select actions with their leftover opioid medication in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036567/actions-taken-by-us-adults-with-leftover-opioid-medications/
IHPI. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Aged 50 to 80 Years Who Took Select Actions with Their Leftover Opioid Medication in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036567/actions-taken-by-us-adults-with-leftover-opioid-medications/
IHPI, Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who took select actions with their leftover opioid medication in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036567/actions-taken-by-us-adults-with-leftover-opioid-medications/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who took select actions with their leftover opioid medication in 2018 [Graph], IHPI, July 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1036567/actions-taken-by-us-adults-with-leftover-opioid-medications/
