This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults who took opioids in the preceding 12 months were asked if the opioids they took were prescribed or not. In total, 92 percent of respondents stated that the opioids they had consumed in the last two years were prescribed.
Percentage of U.S. opioid consumers who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017
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Statista Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. opioid consumers who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671845/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. opioid consumers who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017." Chart. February 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671845/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids/
Statista Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. opioid consumers who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671845/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids/
Statista Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Opioid Consumers Who Consumed Prescribed Opioids as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671845/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids/
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Percentage of U.S. opioid consumers who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017 [Graph], Statista Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671845/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids/