Adult perceived seriousness of opioid issues Canada 2020

In 2020, just over 1 in 10 adults thought the opioid issue in Canada was a crisis in their own community. In comparison, 1 in 4 adults thought the opioid issue was a crisis for Canada. This statistic shows how serious adults perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death to be within their own community, province, and in Canada overall as of November 2020.

Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived opioid addiction, overdose, and death as a serious or minor problem as of 2020

Characteristic	A crisis	A serious problem	A problem, but one among many others	A minor problem	Not much of a problem at all	Not sure
For Canada today	25%	44%	24%	2%	1%	4%
For your own province	22%	40%	28%	4%	1%	5%
Within your own community	13%	25%	28%	14%	10%	11%

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Release date

February 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

November 12 to 16, 2020

Number of respondents

5,003 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Members of Angus Reid Forum

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Question: "Thinking more broadly, based on whatever you've seen or heard about the issue, including in this survey, how serious a problem would you say addiction, overdose and death related to opioid use is:"

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