This survey shows the percentage of U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017. As per the survey, 48 percent of older adults believed that prescription pain medication was more effective than marijuana in treating pain.
Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Prescription pain medication is more effective
48%
Marijuana is more effective
14%
Marijuana and prescription pain medication have the same effectiveness
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IHPI. (April 3, 2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/857528/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-effectiveness-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. "Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017." Chart. April 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/857528/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-effectiveness-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. (2018). Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/857528/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-effectiveness-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI. "Percentage of Older U.S. Adults Who Felt Prescription Pain Medication Was More Effective at Treating Pain than Marijuana as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/857528/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-effectiveness-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
IHPI, Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/857528/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-effectiveness-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of older U.S. adults who felt prescription pain medication was more effective at treating pain than marijuana as of 2017 [Graph], IHPI, April 3, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/857528/marijuana-vs-prescription-medicine-effectiveness-comparison-by-older-adults-in-us/
