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Percentage of ED discharges with opioid prescriptions U.S. 2006 to 2017

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Frédéric Michas,
Feb 14, 2020
In the U.S., the rate of emergency room visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed has decreased from 19 percent of visits in 2006 to 2007 to 14.6 percent of visits in 2016 to 2017. This statistic shows the percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017.

Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017

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Release date

January 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2006 to 2017

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Patients discharged from emergency departments

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