This statistic represents the sources of prescription painkillers abuse in the United States in 2011. In that year, 55 percent of the prescription painkillers are obtained for free from a friend or relative in the United States.
Sources of prescription painkillers abuse in the U.S. in 2011
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CDC. (November 16, 2011). Sources of prescription painkillers abuse in the U.S. in 2011 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/246630/prescription-painkillers-sources-in-the-us/
CDC. "Sources of prescription painkillers abuse in the U.S. in 2011." Chart. November 16, 2011. Statista. Accessed January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246630/prescription-painkillers-sources-in-the-us/
CDC. (2011). Sources of prescription painkillers abuse in the U.S. in 2011. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/246630/prescription-painkillers-sources-in-the-us/
CDC. "Sources of Prescription Painkillers Abuse in The U.S. in 2011." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2011, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246630/prescription-painkillers-sources-in-the-us/
CDC, Sources of prescription painkillers abuse in the U.S. in 2011 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/246630/prescription-painkillers-sources-in-the-us/ (last visited January 03, 2025)
Sources of prescription painkillers abuse in the U.S. in 2011 [Graph], CDC, November 16, 2011. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246630/prescription-painkillers-sources-in-the-us/
