This statistic depicts beliefs among U.S. patients about who is responsible for the current opioid crisis as of 2019. According to this survey, 53 percent of patients believed that pharmaceutical companies are responsible for the opioid epidemic, while 9 percent indicated that pharmacists also hold responsibility for the current crisis.
Responsibility for the current opioid crisis according to U.S. patients as of 2019
had seen the same doctor at least two times in the past 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Who do you believe is most responsible
for the current opioid crisis?
While you may think all are responsible,
please select the two you believe are
most responsible."
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The Physicians Foundation. (October 21, 2019). Responsibility for the current opioid crisis according to U.S. patients as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091020/patient-beliefs-opioid-crisis-us/
The Physicians Foundation. "Responsibility for the current opioid crisis according to U.S. patients as of 2019." Chart. October 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091020/patient-beliefs-opioid-crisis-us/
The Physicians Foundation. (2019). Responsibility for the current opioid crisis according to U.S. patients as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091020/patient-beliefs-opioid-crisis-us/
The Physicians Foundation. "Responsibility for The Current Opioid Crisis According to U.S. Patients as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091020/patient-beliefs-opioid-crisis-us/
The Physicians Foundation, Responsibility for the current opioid crisis according to U.S. patients as of 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091020/patient-beliefs-opioid-crisis-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Responsibility for the current opioid crisis according to U.S. patients as of 2019 [Graph], The Physicians Foundation, October 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091020/patient-beliefs-opioid-crisis-us/
