A survey of U.S. adults from 2023 found that around 40 percent placed a lot of blame on pharmaceutical companies that market and sell fentanyl for the problem of fentanyl in the United States. Fentanyl is an extremely potent synthetic opioid that is now the leading cause of drug overdose deaths in the United States and is fueling the ongoing opioid epidemic. This statistic shows the percentage of adults in the United States who blamed select sources for the problem of fentanyl in the U.S. as of 2023.
Percentage of adults in the United States who blamed select sources for the problem of fentanyl in the U.S. as of 2023
Characteristic
Blame a lot
Blame a little
Don't blame at all
Not sure
Pharmaceutical companies that market and sell fentanyl
40%
31%
15%
13%
Doctors who prescribe fentanyl
32%
34%
20%
14%
Drug dealers who illegally sell fentanyl
74%
16%
4%
7%
People addicted to opioids
36%
36%
16%
13%
The U.S. federal government
38%
35%
13%
14%
China
43%
18%
14%
25%
Mexico
43%
26%
12%
19%
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YouGov, & The Economist. (April 26, 2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who blamed select sources for the problem of fentanyl in the U.S. as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425754/us-adults-fentanyl-problem-sources-of-blame/
YouGov, und The Economist. "Percentage of adults in the United States who blamed select sources for the problem of fentanyl in the U.S. as of 2023." Chart. April 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425754/us-adults-fentanyl-problem-sources-of-blame/
YouGov, The Economist. (2023). Percentage of adults in the United States who blamed select sources for the problem of fentanyl in the U.S. as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425754/us-adults-fentanyl-problem-sources-of-blame/
YouGov, and The Economist. "Percentage of Adults in The United States Who Blamed Select Sources for The Problem of Fentanyl in The U.S. as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425754/us-adults-fentanyl-problem-sources-of-blame/
YouGov & The Economist, Percentage of adults in the United States who blamed select sources for the problem of fentanyl in the U.S. as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425754/us-adults-fentanyl-problem-sources-of-blame/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the United States who blamed select sources for the problem of fentanyl in the U.S. as of 2023 [Graph], YouGov, & The Economist, April 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425754/us-adults-fentanyl-problem-sources-of-blame/
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