From 2010 until 2017, the rates at which opioids have been prescribed to patients discharged from emergency departments has decreased from **** percent to **** percent among *** to * adults. In comparison, the rates of ED opioid prescriptions has slightly risen for adults over the age of 65 years from 2012 to 2017. This statistic shows the percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by age.
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NCHS, & CDC. (January 8, 2020). Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by age [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-us/
NCHS, und CDC. "Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by age." Chart. January 8, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-us/
NCHS, CDC. (2020). Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by age. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-us/
NCHS, and CDC. "Percentage of Emergency Department Visits by Adults at Which Opioids Were Prescribed at Discharge in The U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by Age." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 Jan 2020, /statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-us/
NCHS & CDC, Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by age ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-us/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by age [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-us/
