A survey from 2022 found that around 30 percent of adults in the United States with chronic low back pain stated they had been prescribed opioids to treat their pain, while 15 percent said they were currently using opioids for such pain. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age.
Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age
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Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age
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1,521 adults surveyed currently experienced chronic low back pain and/or sciatic pain, i.e., back pain
that runs into the hips and legs (“CLBP sufferers”).
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Harris Poll. (August 9, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age." Chart. August 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain Who Have Been Prescribed or Currently Use Opioids for Their Pain as of 2022, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/ (last visited February 23, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age [Graph], Harris Poll, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
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