This graph shows the percentage of adults in the U.S. who themselves, a loved one, or a close friend had select experiences with addiction as of 2018. In that year, 41 percent of the respondents stated that they, a loved one or a close friend had taken a prescription painkiller without a prescription.
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who themselves, a loved one, or a close friend had select experiences with addiction as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Taken a prescription painkiller without a prescription
41%
Been addicted to alcohol or drugs other than prescription painkillers or heroin
40%
Been addicted to prescription painkillers or heroin
24%
Even once taken any drugs by injection with a needle, not including under a doctor's orders
17%
Received emergency medical treatment due to drug use
15%
Died from a prescription painkiller or heroin overdose
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AP-NORC. (April 1, 2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who themselves, a loved one, or a close friend had select experiences with addiction as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/859355/self-or-a-close-person-addiction-experience-in-us/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of adults in the U.S. who themselves, a loved one, or a close friend had select experiences with addiction as of 2018." Chart. April 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859355/self-or-a-close-person-addiction-experience-in-us/
AP-NORC. (2018). Percentage of adults in the U.S. who themselves, a loved one, or a close friend had select experiences with addiction as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/859355/self-or-a-close-person-addiction-experience-in-us/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of Adults in The U.S. Who Themselves, a Loved One, or a Close Friend Had Select Experiences with Addiction as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859355/self-or-a-close-person-addiction-experience-in-us/
AP-NORC, Percentage of adults in the U.S. who themselves, a loved one, or a close friend had select experiences with addiction as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/859355/self-or-a-close-person-addiction-experience-in-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the U.S. who themselves, a loved one, or a close friend had select experiences with addiction as of 2018 [Graph], AP-NORC, April 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/859355/self-or-a-close-person-addiction-experience-in-us/
