Prescription pain reliever misuse among veterans in the U.S. from 2017-2020, by age

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Preeti Vankar,
Nov 29, 2023
In 2020, around 2.4 percent of veterans in the U.S. among aged 26 and older reported prescription pain reliever misuse in the past year. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. veterans who misused prescription pain relievers in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age group.

Percentage of U.S. veterans who reported prescription pain reliever misuse in the past year from 2017 to 2020, by age group

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Release date

July 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

Number of respondents

36,284 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview, online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey sample size is for 2020. Sample size is for all respondents not just veterans.
Estimates for 2020 should be used with caution when comparing estimates between 2020 and prior years because of methodological changes for 2020.
Due to low precision some estimates may not be shown.

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