Duration of use for Canadians starting opioid therapy 2013 and 2017

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Matej Mikulic,
May 2, 2022
In 2017, over 30 percent of Canadians who started opioid therapy used opioids for one to three days, compared to 10.4 percent of people who used opioids for thirty days or more. This statistic shows the duration of use - in days - for people starting opioid therapy in Canada in 2013 and 2017.

Duration of use for people starting opioid therapy in Canada in 2013 and 2017 (in days)*

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Release date

October 2019

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2013 to 2018

Supplementary notes

* Includes data from Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Manitoba is excluded from trends because data prior to March 2015 is unavailable.

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