This survey shows the perceived effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States, as of 2016. Around 51 percent of respondents thought that increasing access to treatment programs would prove very effective in reducing the abuse of prescription painkillers.
Opinion on the effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016
Characteristic
Very effective
Somewhat effective
Not too effective
Not at all effective
Increasing pain management training
53%
34%
5%
4%
Increasing access to treatment programs
51%
35%
8%
4%
Public education and awareness programs
44%
40%
9%
5%
Increasing research about pain and pain management
43%
40%
6%
10%
Monitoring doctor's prescribing habits
47%
35%
8%
7%
Encouraging people who were prescribed painkillers to dispose of extras
34%
29%
16%
20%
Reducing the social stigma around addiction
30%
30%
15%
21%
Putting warning labels on prescription drug bottles that explain risk of addiction
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (April 28, 2016). Opinion on the effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/638921/steps-to-reduce-painkiller-abuse-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Opinion on the effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016." Chart. April 28, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638921/steps-to-reduce-painkiller-abuse-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2016). Opinion on the effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/638921/steps-to-reduce-painkiller-abuse-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Opinion on The Effectiveness of Select Actions to Reduce The Abuse of Prescription Painkillers in The United States as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638921/steps-to-reduce-painkiller-abuse-in-us/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Opinion on the effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/638921/steps-to-reduce-painkiller-abuse-in-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Opinion on the effectiveness of select actions to reduce the abuse of prescription painkillers in the United States as of 2016 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, April 28, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/638921/steps-to-reduce-painkiller-abuse-in-us/
