This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that knew someone who had a problem with opioid abuse as of 2017, by age. According to the survey, 20 percent of survey respondents aged under 30 years indicated that they knew someone with an opioid abuse problem. Opioids are a substance that act on opioid receptors in the brain and are primarily used as a pain relieving drug. Opioids are highly addictive and can cause fatal overdose when used outside of medicinal practices.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone that abuses opioids as of 2017, by age
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The Economist. (November 1, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone that abuses opioids as of 2017, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/741105/us-adults-that-know-someone-that-abuses-opioids-by-age/
The Economist. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone that abuses opioids as of 2017, by age." Chart. November 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741105/us-adults-that-know-someone-that-abuses-opioids-by-age/
The Economist. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone that abuses opioids as of 2017, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741105/us-adults-that-know-someone-that-abuses-opioids-by-age/
The Economist. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Personally Know Someone That Abuses Opioids as of 2017, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741105/us-adults-that-know-someone-that-abuses-opioids-by-age/
The Economist, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone that abuses opioids as of 2017, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741105/us-adults-that-know-someone-that-abuses-opioids-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who personally know someone that abuses opioids as of 2017, by age [Graph], The Economist, November 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/741105/us-adults-that-know-someone-that-abuses-opioids-by-age/
