Share of U.S. adults using prescribed opioids for chronic low back pain, 2022, by age
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.