This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017. As per the survey, 57 percent of older adults believed that prescription pain medication had more side-effects compared to marijuana.
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IHPI. (April 3, 2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. "Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017." Chart. April 3, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. (2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. "Percentage of Older U.S. Adults Who Felt Prescription Pain Medication Had More Side Effects than Marijuana in Treating Pain as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 3 Apr 2018, /statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI, Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication had more side effects than marijuana in treating pain as of 2017 [Graph], IHPI, April 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/857580/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-side-effects-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
