In 2022, analgesics caused the most poisonings in U.S. adults aged 20 years and older with approximately 135,359 reported cases. This statistic shows the substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022, by the number of reported cases.
Substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022*
* Includes all adults with actual or estimated ages greater than or equal to 20 years old. Results also include “Unknown Adult” but do not
include “Unknown Age”.
Data presents total number of mentions in cases reported to national poison centers.
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American Association of Poison Control Centers. (December 12, 2023). Substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654718/adult-poisonings-major-substances-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers. "Substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022*." Chart. December 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654718/adult-poisonings-major-substances-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers. (2023). Substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654718/adult-poisonings-major-substances-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers. "Substances Most Frequently Involved in Adult Poisonings in The U.S. in 2022*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654718/adult-poisonings-major-substances-united-states/
American Association of Poison Control Centers, Substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654718/adult-poisonings-major-substances-united-states/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Substances most frequently involved in adult poisonings in the U.S. in 2022* [Graph], American Association of Poison Control Centers, December 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/654718/adult-poisonings-major-substances-united-states/
