Share of U.S. adults with opioid addiction in family as of 2023, by race/ethnicity
In 2023, a survey found that around three in ten U.S. adults reported they or someone in their family had been addicted to opioids, including prescription painkillers or illegal opioids (such as heroin or fentanyl) at some point in their lifetime. This varied by race and ethnicity, with white adults most likely to report personal opioid addiction or opioid addition in the family.
This statistic depicts the share of adults in the United States who reported they themselves or someone in their family had ever been addicted to opioids as of 2023, by race and ethnicity.