Prescription Drugs
Prescription Drugs
![National Center for Health Statistics Pain Medication Use Among Adults, 2015–2018 10.7% of U.S. adults used one or more prescription pain medications in the past 30 days SOURCE: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015–2018. For more information, visit https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db369.htm. Logo of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)](/nchs/products/visual-gallery/images/20-317443-visual-abstract-DB369.png?_=12162)
Keywords: analgesic, drug, opioid, NHANES
Related data visualizations: drug overdose death counts, drug poisoning mortality
Published Date: June 2020
![Prescription Drug Use Increases With Age, Children Ages 0–11 18%, Adolescents Ages 12–19 27%, Adults Ages 20–59 47%, Older Adults Ages 60 and over 85%, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2015–2016. Logo of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)](/nchs/products/visual-gallery/images/prescdrugs.png?_=29692)
Keywords: medication, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Published Date: May 2019
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