Report #106 Opioid Addiction in Our Social Networks

● Almost one in four American adults (about 23 percent) report knowing someone who struggles with opioid addiction, while one in seven know multiple people

● Knowing someone who is addicted to opioids is significantly more likely in rural than in urban areas (29% versus 20%)

● Opioid addiction appears to cross partisan divides: we find small partisan differences in knowing someone addicted to opioids

● West Virginia stands out as the most affected state, with 47% of respondents indicating that they know at least one person addicted to opioids

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