Extraction of global alkaloids from opium by type U.S. 2009-2018
This statistic displays the total extraction of alkaloids from opium in the United States from 2009 to 2018, by type of alkaloid. In 2010, there was 24,917 kilograms of morphine extracted in the country. Global consumption of this drug has grown by almost a factor of six between 1991 and 2010. Differences around the world in consumption levels of morphine for pain treatment are due to economic, knowledge, and regulatory factors.
