A survey of U.S. adults from 2023 found that around 57 percent felt fentanyl was a very serious problem in the United States. Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opioid that is now the leading cause of drug overdose in the United States and is fueling the ongoing opioid epidemic. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who felt fentanyl was a serious problem in the U.S. as of 2023, by gender.
Percentage of adults in the United States who felt fentanyl was a serious problem in the U.S. as of 2023, by gender
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YouGov, & The Economist. (April 26, 2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who felt fentanyl was a serious problem in the U.S. as of 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425748/us-adults-seeing-fentanyl-as-serious-problem-by-gender/
YouGov, und The Economist. "Percentage of adults in the United States who felt fentanyl was a serious problem in the U.S. as of 2023, by gender." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425748/us-adults-seeing-fentanyl-as-serious-problem-by-gender/
YouGov, The Economist. (2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who felt fentanyl was a serious problem in the U.S. as of 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425748/us-adults-seeing-fentanyl-as-serious-problem-by-gender/
YouGov, and The Economist. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Felt Fentanyl Was a Serious Problem in The U.S. as of 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425748/us-adults-seeing-fentanyl-as-serious-problem-by-gender/
YouGov & The Economist, Percentage of adults in the United States who felt fentanyl was a serious problem in the U.S. as of 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425748/us-adults-seeing-fentanyl-as-serious-problem-by-gender/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States who felt fentanyl was a serious problem in the U.S. as of 2023, by gender [Graph], YouGov, & The Economist, April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425748/us-adults-seeing-fentanyl-as-serious-problem-by-gender/