Addictiveness comparison marijuana vs. prescription medicine U.S. 2017

Published by
Matej Mikulic
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May 8, 2018
This survey shows the percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more addictive than marijuana as of 2017. As per the survey, 48 percent of older adults believed that prescription pain medication was more addictive than marijuana.

Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more addictive than marijuana as of 2017

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Statistic: Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more addictive than marijuana as of 2017

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Release date

April 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 2017

Number of respondents

2,007 respondents

Age group

50 to 80 years

Special properties

older adults from GfK’s web-enabled KnowledgePanel

Method of interview

Online survey

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