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Opioid use in the U.S.
Opioid use in the U.S.
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Table of contents
- 1. Global overview
Global population share of illicit drug use by drug 2016
Number of global illicit drug users by drug 2016
Number of worldwide users of opioids 2015 and 2016, by region
Share of global fentanyl consumption by country 2016
Share of global morphine consumption by region 2016
Global consumption of major opium alkaloids and derivatives 2010-2016
Manufacture of global opium alkaloids and derivatives by type 2010-2016
- 2. U.S. overview
U.S. adults who heard of opioids 2017
U.S. adults who blame certain sources for the U.S. opioid epidemic as of 2017
Individuals finding it easy to obtain heroin in the U.S. 2002-2017
High availability of heroin in U.S. 2010 and 2017, by region
Perception of risk from heroin use in the U.S. 2002-2017, by intake frequency
U.S. costs due to abuse of tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, prescription opioids 2017
- 3. Heroin use in the U.S.
Individuals who consumed heroin during past year in the U.S. 2002-2017
Individuals who consumed heroin during the past year in the U.S. 2002-2017, by age
Heroin dependence or abuse within past year in the U.S. 2002-2017, by age
Individuals starting to consume heroin in the U.S. 2002-2017
Individuals starting to consume heroin in the U.S. 2002-2017, by age
- 4. Opioid use in the U.S.
Consumption of opium alkaloids and derivatives by type U.S. 2010-2016
Most distributed controlled prescription drugs in the U.S. 2014-2017
U.S. adults who took opioids in last 2 years 2017
U.S. adults that know someone who abuses opioids as of 2017, by age
Reasons for consumption of opioids by U.S. adults 2017
Share of long-term opioid users in the U.S. 2006-2015, by pain type
Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription U.S. 2014-2017
Number of opioid prescriptions U.S. 2014-2017
Total opioid prescriptions rate U.S. 2017, by state and type
- 5. Deaths from opioids in the U.S.
Number of heroin overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2017
Heroin overdose U.S. death rate 1999-2017
Death rate from heroin overdose U.S. 2016 and 2017, by age
Death rate from heroin overdose U.S. 2016 and 2017, by ethnicity
Overdose death rate from heroin U.S. 2017, by state
Death rate from opioid overdose in the U.S. in 2017, by state
Death rate due to prescription opioid overdose U.S. 2015-2016, by gender
Death rate due to prescription opioid overdose U.S. 2015-2016, by age
Death rate due to prescription opioid overdose U.S. 2015-2016, by ethnicity
- 6. Public opinion
Seriousness of select substance abuse problems in the U.S. 2016-2018
U.S. adults' opinions on opioid accessibility in their communities 2018
Perceived effort in select ways to combat opioid addiction in U.S. communities 2018
Barriers to effectively combat the opioid epidemic U.S. 2018
Support/oppose increased funding for research on opioid addiction U.S. 2018
Opioid epidemic negative impact on local economies and job growth U.S. 2018
Perceptions of opioid addiction as a disease or character flaw in the U.S. as of 2018
Addiction related social stigma among adults in the U.S. as of 2018
- 7. Miscellaneous
Opinion of US adults on opioid epidemic as an expression 2017
Number of opioid units sold to retail level purchasers in the U.S. 2006-2017
Opioid narcotics dosage units lost in the U.S. 2010-2017
U.S. veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan taking selected medications 2018
Share of U.S. 12th graders who used OxyContin 2002-2018
Potential fentanyl profitability compared to heroin in the U.S. as of 2017
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- Health and Drug Use Survey - US national findings 2017Health and Drug Use Survey - US national findings 2017
- Global drug facts and figures 2018 part fiveGlobal drug facts and figures 2018 part five
- US opioid epidemic and commercially-insured people 2017US opioid epidemic and commercially-insured people 2017
- Drug use among Canadian seniors 2016Drug use among Canadian seniors 2016
- Global drug facts and figures presentation 2018Global drug facts and figures presentation 2018
- Global drug facts and figures 2018 part threeGlobal drug facts and figures 2018 part three
- Global drug facts and figures 2018 part oneGlobal drug facts and figures 2018 part one
- Global drug facts and figures 2018 part twoGlobal drug facts and figures 2018 part two
- Global drug facts and figures 2018 part fourGlobal drug facts and figures 2018 part four
- European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments European Drug Report 2018: Trends and Developments
- Global narcotic drugs report 2017Global narcotic drugs report 2017
- Drug consumption among adolescents 2010Drug consumption among adolescents 2010
- Drug consumption among adolescents 2008Drug consumption among adolescents 2008
- Drug Consumption Among AdolescentsDrug Consumption Among Adolescents
- Opioid key facts for Canada 2018Opioid key facts for Canada 2018
- Drugs in the NetherlandsDrugs in the Netherlands
- Rural and urban health in the United StatesRural and urban health in the United States
- Drug use in CanadaDrug use in Canada
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