In 2020, just over 1 in 10 adults thought the opioid issue in Canada was a crisis in their own community. In comparison, 1 in 4 adults thought the opioid issue was a crisis for Canada. This statistic shows how serious adults perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death to be within their own community, province, and in Canada overall as of November 2020.
Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death as a serious or minor problem as of 2020
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"Thinking more broadly, based on whatever you've seen or heard about the issue, including in this survey, how serious a problem would you say addiction, overdose and death related to opioid use is:"
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Angus Reid Institute. (February 24, 2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death as a serious or minor problem as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234605/opioid-crisis-canada-seriousness/
Angus Reid Institute. "Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death as a serious or minor problem as of 2020." Chart. February 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234605/opioid-crisis-canada-seriousness/
Angus Reid Institute. (2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death as a serious or minor problem as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234605/opioid-crisis-canada-seriousness/
Angus Reid Institute. "Percentage of Adults in Canada Who Perceived Opioid Addiction, Overdose, and Death as a Serious or Minor Problem as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234605/opioid-crisis-canada-seriousness/
Angus Reid Institute, Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death as a serious or minor problem as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234605/opioid-crisis-canada-seriousness/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death as a serious or minor problem as of 2020 [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, February 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234605/opioid-crisis-canada-seriousness/
