Number of opioid units sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. 2006-2019

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Matej Mikulic,
Nov 28, 2022
This statistic shows the number of dosage units of opioid narcotics that were sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019, in billions of dosage units. Distribution of opioids reached a peak for the period in 2011 when approximately 17.2 billion dosage units were sent to retail purchasers.

Number of dosage units of opioids sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. from 2006 to 2019 (in billions of dosage units)

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Release date

March 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2006 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Retail level purchasers include: pharmacies, hospitals, practitioners, narcotic treatment programs, and teaching institutions.
Includes only U.S. distributors.

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