A 2023 survey found that nine in ten adults in the United States supported having addiction treatment centers in their community to reduce cases of drug overdose. Furthermore, eight in ten adults also supported making Narcan, a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose, freely available in places like bars, health clinics, and fire stations.
This statistic portrays the percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023.
Percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023
Characteristic
Strongly support
Somewhat support
Somewhat oppose
Strongly oppose
Addiction treatment centers in your community
55%
36%
6%
3%
Making Narcan, a medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose, freely available in places like bars, health clinics, and fire stations
47%
34%
10%
8%
Safe consumption sites where people use illegal drugs but there is trained personnel in case of emergency
17%
28%
20%
35%
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (August 15, 2023). Percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418017/us-adults-who-supported-select-policies-to-reduce-drug-overdoses/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418017/us-adults-who-supported-select-policies-to-reduce-drug-overdoses/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418017/us-adults-who-supported-select-policies-to-reduce-drug-overdoses/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Percentage of Adults Who Supported or Opposed Select Policies to Reduce Drug Overdoses in The United States as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418017/us-adults-who-supported-select-policies-to-reduce-drug-overdoses/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418017/us-adults-who-supported-select-policies-to-reduce-drug-overdoses/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Percentage of adults who supported or opposed select policies to reduce drug overdoses in the United States as of 2023 [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418017/us-adults-who-supported-select-policies-to-reduce-drug-overdoses/
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