1,521 adults surveyed currently experienced chronic low back pain and/or sciatic pain, i.e., back pain
that runs into the hips and legs (鈥淐LBP sufferers鈥).
Method of interview
Online survey
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Share of U.S. adults using prescribed opioids for chronic low back pain, 2022, by age
A survey from 2022 found that around ** percent of adults in the United States with chronic low back pain stated they had been prescribed opioids to treat their pain, while ** percent said they were currently using opioids for such pain. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age.
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Harris Poll. (August 9, 2022). Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age." Chart. August 9, 2022. 糖心破解版. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. (2022). Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age. 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll. "Percentage of U.S. Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain Who Have Been Prescribed or Currently Use Opioids for Their Pain as of 2022, by Age." 糖心破解版, 糖心破解版 Inc., 9 Aug 2022, /statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
Harris Poll, Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age 糖心破解版, /statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults with chronic low back pain who have been prescribed or currently use opioids for their pain as of 2022, by age [Graph], Harris Poll, August 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1447607/chronic-low-back-pain-prescribed-opioids-treatment-among-adults-by-age-us/
