
Share of hospital visits among older adults attributed primarily to opioids 2015
This statistic depicts the share of principal opioid diagnosis among opioid-related inpatient stays and ED visits among U.S. older people, as of 2015, by age group. According to the data, among those aged 65-74 years, 18.9 percent of opioid-related emergency department visits were attributed primarily to opioids.