This statistic depicts the estimated number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. in 2018, by age. There were nearly *** thousand children aged up to 14 years who had at least one prescription for opioids during that year.
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CDC. (November 1, 2019). Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. 2018, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/753093/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us-by-age/
CDC. "Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. 2018, by age." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753093/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us-by-age/
CDC. (2019). Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. 2018, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/753093/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us-by-age/
CDC. "Number of Patients with at Least One Opioid Prescription in The U.S. 2018, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753093/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us-by-age/
CDC, Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. 2018, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/753093/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us-by-age/ (last visited July 20, 2025)
Number of patients with at least one opioid prescription in the U.S. 2018, by age [Graph], CDC, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/753093/total-patient-number-with-at-least-one-opioid-prescription-in-us-by-age/
