This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who blamed select sources for the opioid problem in the United States as of 2017.
According to the survey, 66 percent of survey respondents indicated that they blamed the opioid problems in the U.S. on patients demanding prescriptions to ease their pain.
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 blamed select sources for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Drug dealers selling opioid products
79%
People without prescriptions acquiring otherwise legal prescription medication
75%
Doctors overprescribing painkillers to patients
76%
Pharamceutical industry encouraging doctors to prescribe opioids
72%
Patients demanding prescriptions to ease their pain
Original Question: How much do you blame each of the following for the opioid problem?
Note: Those respondents who blamed each source "a lot" or "some".
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The Economist. (November 1, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed select sources for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/741755/us-adults-that-blame-select-sources-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed select sources for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017." Chart. November 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741755/us-adults-that-blame-select-sources-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed select sources for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741755/us-adults-that-blame-select-sources-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Blamed Select Sources for The Opioid Problem in The U.S. as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741755/us-adults-that-blame-select-sources-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed select sources for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741755/us-adults-that-blame-select-sources-for-the-opioid-epidemic/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed select sources for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017 [Graph], The Economist, November 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/741755/us-adults-that-blame-select-sources-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
