This survey shows the percentage of respondents who think that select sources are not doing enough to combat the recent increase in people who are addicted to prescription painkillers or heroin in the U.S., as of 2016. It was found that 63 percent of respondents felt doctors responsible for prescribing prescription painkillers were not doing enough to combat painkiller addiction.
Percentage of respondents who believe select sources are not doing enough to combat prescription painkiller or heroin addiction in the U.S. as of 2016
Characteristic
Prescription painkillers
Heroin
Individuals who use (prescription painkillers/heroin)
Percent who think each of the following are not doing enough to combat the recent increase in people who are addicted to prescription painkillers or heroin.
Note: Questions asked of seperate half samples.
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 28, 2016). Percentage of respondents who believe select sources are not doing enough to combat prescription painkiller or heroin addiction in the U.S. as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/638877/inefficient-curbing-painkiller-heroin-addiction-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of respondents who believe select sources are not doing enough to combat prescription painkiller or heroin addiction in the U.S. as of 2016." Chart. April 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638877/inefficient-curbing-painkiller-heroin-addiction-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2016). Percentage of respondents who believe select sources are not doing enough to combat prescription painkiller or heroin addiction in the U.S. as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638877/inefficient-curbing-painkiller-heroin-addiction-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Respondents Who Believe Select Sources Are Not Doing Enough to Combat Prescription Painkiller or Heroin Addiction in The U.S. as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638877/inefficient-curbing-painkiller-heroin-addiction-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of respondents who believe select sources are not doing enough to combat prescription painkiller or heroin addiction in the U.S. as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638877/inefficient-curbing-painkiller-heroin-addiction-us/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Percentage of respondents who believe select sources are not doing enough to combat prescription painkiller or heroin addiction in the U.S. as of 2016 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/638877/inefficient-curbing-painkiller-heroin-addiction-us/
