More than a quarter of adults surveyed say they or a member of their family has been addicted to prescription painkillers or other illegal opioids, and nearly 1 in 10 adults has had a family member die of a drug overdose, the poll found.
Nearly 110,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2022, federal data shows – more than any other calendar year.
A significant share of people in the US have had close personal experience with the negative effects of addiction, KFF found.
The concerns around opioid addiction are particularly prevalent among rural Americans, who were also more likely to say they’ve already experienced the effects.
Findings from the KFF survey are based on responses from representative sample of more than 1,300 adults who were interviewed in mid-July.
Persons:
KFF, Dr, Sanjay Gupta
Organizations:
CNN, KFF, US Centers for Disease Control, CNN Health, National Institute on Drug, National Center for Injury Prevention
Locations:
United States