This statistic depicts the estimates of the total annual number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018. Overall, almost 56.8 million patients were estimated being prescribed opioids at least once during 2017. The number dropped down to 49.5 million in 2018.
Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018
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CDC. (November 1, 2019). Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/751975/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us/
CDC. "Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751975/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us/
CDC. (2019). Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/751975/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us/
CDC. "Number of Patients with at Least One Opioid Prescription in The U.S. from 2014 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751975/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us/
CDC, Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/751975/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. from 2014 to 2018 [Graph], CDC, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/751975/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us/