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Share of Canadians who believed opioids were a serious problem as of 2017, by age

Percentage of Canadians who felt the opioid issue in Canada was a serious problem as of 2017, by age

The data displays the percentage of Canadians who felt the opioid issue was a serious problem in Canada as of 2017, by age. It was found that 20% of respondents aged 18 to 24 years viewed opiods as a serious problem, compared to 33% of those aged 65 years and older.

A crisis	20	19	25	25	31	33
A serious problem	33	37	43	40	46	49
A problem, but one among many others	26	26	17	20	14	14

Share of Canadians who believed opioids were a serious problem as of 2017, by age

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