This statistic shows the number of dosage units of opioid narcotics that were sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019, in billions of dosage units. Distribution of opioids reached a peak for the period in 2011 when approximately 17.2 billion dosage units were sent to retail purchasers.
Number of dosage units of opioids sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019
(in billions of dosage units)
Retail level purchasers include: pharmacies, hospitals, practitioners, narcotic treatment programs, and teaching institutions.
Includes only U.S. distributors.
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Drug Enforcement Administration. (March 8, 2021). Number of dosage units of opioids sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019 (in billions of dosage units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650531/opioid-units-distributed-to-retail-purchasers-united-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration. "Number of dosage units of opioids sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019 (in billions of dosage units)." Chart. March 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650531/opioid-units-distributed-to-retail-purchasers-united-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration. (2021). Number of dosage units of opioids sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019 (in billions of dosage units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650531/opioid-units-distributed-to-retail-purchasers-united-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration. "Number of Dosage Units of Opioids Sold to Retail Level Purchasers in The U.S. from 2006 to 2019 (in Billions of Dosage Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650531/opioid-units-distributed-to-retail-purchasers-united-states/
Drug Enforcement Administration, Number of dosage units of opioids sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019 (in billions of dosage units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650531/opioid-units-distributed-to-retail-purchasers-united-states/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Number of dosage units of opioids sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019 (in billions of dosage units) [Graph], Drug Enforcement Administration, March 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/650531/opioid-units-distributed-to-retail-purchasers-united-states/
