This statistic displays the distribution of adults in the U.S. who were prescribed opioids for select types of pain between 2006 and 2015. In total, 30 percent of people that received opioid prescriptions were treated for joint pain, compared to just 2.33 percent of patients that were treated for head pain.
Distribution of adults in the U.S. who were prescribed opioids for select types of pain between 2006 to 2015
Figures include those who had at least one opioid prescription during June 1, 2006–September 1, 2015, and ≥6 months of continuous enrollment without an opioid prescription before their first opioid prescription.
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MMWR, & CDC. (March 17, 2017). Distribution of adults in the U.S. who were prescribed opioids for select types of pain between 2006 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/703849/treatment-indications-for-opioid-users-that-suffer-from-pain-united-states/
MMWR, und CDC. "Distribution of adults in the U.S. who were prescribed opioids for select types of pain between 2006 to 2015." Chart. March 17, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703849/treatment-indications-for-opioid-users-that-suffer-from-pain-united-states/
MMWR, CDC. (2017). Distribution of adults in the U.S. who were prescribed opioids for select types of pain between 2006 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/703849/treatment-indications-for-opioid-users-that-suffer-from-pain-united-states/
MMWR, and CDC. "Distribution of Adults in The U.S. Who Were Prescribed Opioids for Select Types of Pain between 2006 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703849/treatment-indications-for-opioid-users-that-suffer-from-pain-united-states/
MMWR & CDC, Distribution of adults in the U.S. who were prescribed opioids for select types of pain between 2006 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/703849/treatment-indications-for-opioid-users-that-suffer-from-pain-united-states/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of adults in the U.S. who were prescribed opioids for select types of pain between 2006 to 2015 [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, March 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/703849/treatment-indications-for-opioid-users-that-suffer-from-pain-united-states/
