This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017. As per the survey, 57 percent of older adults believed that prescription pain medication had more side-effects compared to marijuana.
Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Prescription pain medication has more side-effects
57%
Marijuana has more side-effects
14%
Marijuana and prescription pain medication have about same side-effects
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IHPI. (April 3, 2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. "Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017." Chart. April 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. (2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. "Percentage of Older U.S. Adults Who Felt Prescription Pain Medication Had More Side Effects than Marijuana in Treating Pain as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI, Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/ (last visited January 02, 2025)
Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017 [Graph], IHPI, April 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
