This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who felt they were prescribed unnecessary amount of opioids as of 2017. Around 80 percent of respondents who took opioids in the preceding two years stated that they did not feel that they were prescribed unnecessary amount of opioids.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (February 10, 2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who felt they were prescribed an unnecessary amount of opioids as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/674181/us-adults-prescribed-unnecessary-amounts-of-opioids/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. adults who felt they were prescribed an unnecessary amount of opioids as of 2017." Chart. February 10, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/674181/us-adults-prescribed-unnecessary-amounts-of-opioids/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. (2017). Percentage of U.S. adults who felt they were prescribed an unnecessary amount of opioids as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/674181/us-adults-prescribed-unnecessary-amounts-of-opioids/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Felt They Were Prescribed An Unnecessary Amount of Opioids as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Feb 2017, /statistics/674181/us-adults-prescribed-unnecessary-amounts-of-opioids/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, Percentage of U.S. adults who felt they were prescribed an unnecessary amount of opioids as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/674181/us-adults-prescribed-unnecessary-amounts-of-opioids/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults who felt they were prescribed an unnecessary amount of opioids as of 2017 [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Survey, February 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/674181/us-adults-prescribed-unnecessary-amounts-of-opioids/
