This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who blamed prescribing pressure from the pharmaceutical industry on doctors for the opioid problem in the United States as of 2017. According to the survey, 50 percent of survey respondents indicated that they blamed the pharmaceutical industry a lot for the opioid problem in the U.S. because they encouraged doctors to prescribe opioids. 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 prescribing pressure from the pharmaceutical industry for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
A lot
50%
Some
22%
Only a litte
10%
Not at all
6%
Not sure
12%
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The Economist. (November 1, 2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed prescribing pressure from the pharmaceutical industry for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/741771/us-adults-that-blame-pharma-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed prescribing pressure from the pharmaceutical industry for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017." Chart. November 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741771/us-adults-that-blame-pharma-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist. (2017). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed prescribing pressure from the pharmaceutical industry for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/741771/us-adults-that-blame-pharma-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Blamed Prescribing Pressure from The Pharmaceutical Industry for The Opioid Problem in The U.S. as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741771/us-adults-that-blame-pharma-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
The Economist, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed prescribing pressure from the pharmaceutical industry for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/741771/us-adults-that-blame-pharma-for-the-opioid-epidemic/ (last visited January 22, 2025)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed prescribing pressure from the pharmaceutical industry for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017 [Graph], The Economist, November 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/741771/us-adults-that-blame-pharma-for-the-opioid-epidemic/
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