From 2010 until 2017, the rates at which opioids have been prescribed to patients discharged from emergency departments has decreased from 25.5 percent to 15.3 percent among 18- to 44-year-old adults. In comparison, the rates of ED opioid prescriptions has slightly risen for adults over the age of 65 years from 2012 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, by age.
Percentage of emergency department visits by adults at which opioids were prescribed at discharge in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017, by age
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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, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-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, by age." Chart. January 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-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, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-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, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-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, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-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, by age [Graph], NCHS, & CDC, January 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096147/ed-discharges-with-opioid-prescriptions-by-age-us/