Actions taken by U.S. adults aged 50-80 with their leftover opioid medications 2018

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John Elflein,
Dec 19, 2022
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

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Release date

July 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

July and August 2018

Number of respondents

2,013 respondents

Age group

50-80 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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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