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Share of Canadians who believed opioids were a serious problem as of 2017, by age
This statistic shows the percentage of Canadians who felt the opioid issue was a serious problem in Canada as of 2017, by age. It was found that 20 percent of respondents aged 18 to 24 years viewed opiods as a serious problem, compared to 33 percent of those aged 65 years and older.