U.S. adults that blame doctors for the opioid epidemic as of 2017, by age

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Matej Mikulic,
Dec 19, 2022
This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults who blamed doctors overprescribing painkillers for the opioid problem in the United States as of 2017, by age. According to the survey, 47 percent of survey respondents indicated that they blame doctors overprescribing painkillers "a lot" for the opioid problem in the U.S. Opioids are a substance that act on opioid receptors in the brain and are primarily used as a pain relieving drug. Opioids are highly addictive and can cause fatal overdose when used outside of medicinal practices.

Percentage of adults in the U.S. who blamed doctors overprescribing painkillers for the opioid problem in the U.S. as of 2017, by age

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Release date

November 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 29 to 31, 2017

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

Original Question: How much do you blame each of the following for the opioid problem? -doctors overprescribing painkillers to patients

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