In the U.S., the rate of emergency room visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed has decreased from 19 percent of visits in 2006 to 2007 to 14.6 percent of visits in 2016 to 2017. This statistic shows the percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017.
Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017
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NCHS, & CDC. (January 8, 2020). Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096061/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-us/
NCHS, und CDC. "Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017." Chart. January 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096061/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-us/
NCHS, CDC. (2020). Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096061/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-us/
NCHS, and CDC. "Percentage of Emergency Department Visits by Adults at Which Opioids Were Prescribed at Discharge in The U.S. from 2006 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096061/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-us/
NCHS & CDC, Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096061/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-us/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017 [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096061/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-us/