This statistic is based on a survey and displays the percentage of U.S. adults aged 20 years and over that used prescription opioid analgesics in the past ** days between 2007 and 2012, by selected characteristics (age, gender, and ethnicity). During this period, *** percent of male adults had used opioid analgesics within the last ** days. These medications are used as pain treatments after surgery, injury, or certain health conditions such as cancer. Dependence and deaths related to this drug have become a problem in the country as sales and deaths increase.
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CDC. (February 1, 2015). Percentage of U.S. adults using prescription opioid analgesics in the past 30 days beetween 2007 and 2012, by characteristics* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/399132/us-adults-using-prescription-opioid-analgesics-in-past-month-by-characteristic/
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CDC. (2015). Percentage of U.S. adults using prescription opioid analgesics in the past 30 days beetween 2007 and 2012, by characteristics*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/399132/us-adults-using-prescription-opioid-analgesics-in-past-month-by-characteristic/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Using Prescription Opioid Analgesics in The past 30 Days Beetween 2007 and 2012, by Characteristics*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Feb 2015, /statistics/399132/us-adults-using-prescription-opioid-analgesics-in-past-month-by-characteristic/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. adults using prescription opioid analgesics in the past 30 days beetween 2007 and 2012, by characteristics* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/399132/us-adults-using-prescription-opioid-analgesics-in-past-month-by-characteristic/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults using prescription opioid analgesics in the past 30 days beetween 2007 and 2012, by characteristics* [Graph], CDC, February 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/399132/us-adults-using-prescription-opioid-analgesics-in-past-month-by-characteristic/
