This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in February 2017. U.S. adults who had taken opioids in the last two years were asked if the opioids they took were prescribed or not, by age group. Almost a 100 percent of respondents aged 60 and above stated that the opioids they had consumed in the last two years were prescribed .
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/674154/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids-ba-age-group/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017, by age group*." Chart. February 10, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/674154/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids-ba-age-group/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017, by age group*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/674154/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids-ba-age-group/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Consumed Prescribed Opioids as of 2017, by Age Group*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Feb 2017, /statistics/674154/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids-ba-age-group/
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Percentage of U.S. adults who consumed prescribed opioids as of 2017, by age group* [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/674154/us-adults-who-took-prescribed-opioids-ba-age-group/
