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Canadians who perceived the opioid issue to have worsened or improved in 2020

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Preeti Vankar,

Nov 29, 2023

In 2020, 7 in 10 adults thought the opioid issue had gotten worse in Canada. In comparison, just under half of adults thought the opioid issue had gotten worse within their own community. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who perceived the problem of opioid addiction, overdose, and death to have worsened, improved, or remained unchanged within their own community, province, and in Canada overall as of November 2020.

Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived the problem of opioid addiction, overdose, and death to have gotten worse or better in 2020

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Characteristic	Gotten worse	Gotten better	Remained about the same
For Canada today	71%	3%	25%
For your own province	68%	3%	29%
Within your own community	48%	4%	48%

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Details: Canada; November 12 to 16, 2020; 5,003 respondents; 18 years and older; Members of Angus Reid Forum; Online survey

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Angus Reid Institute

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Canada’s other epidemic: As overdose deaths escalate, majority favour decriminalization of drugs, page 5

Release date

February 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

November 12 to 16, 2020

Number of respondents

5,003 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

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Members of Angus Reid Forum

Method of interview

Online survey

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Question: "In the past year, do you think the problem of addiction, overdose and death related to opioid use in each of the following has…?"

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Angus Reid Institute. (February 24, 2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived the problem of opioid addiction, overdose, and death to have gotten worse or better in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234625/opioid-crisis-canada-deterioration/

Angus Reid Institute. "Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived the problem of opioid addiction, overdose, and death to have gotten worse or better in 2020." Chart. February 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234625/opioid-crisis-canada-deterioration/

Angus Reid Institute. (2021). Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived the problem of opioid addiction, overdose, and death to have gotten worse or better in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234625/opioid-crisis-canada-deterioration/

Angus Reid Institute. "Percentage of Adults in Canada Who Perceived The Problem of Opioid Addiction, Overdose, and Death to Have Gotten Worse or Better in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234625/opioid-crisis-canada-deterioration/

Angus Reid Institute, Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived the problem of opioid addiction, overdose, and death to have gotten worse or better in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234625/opioid-crisis-canada-deterioration/ (last visited May 18, 2024)

Percentage of adults in Canada who perceived the problem of opioid addiction, overdose, and death to have gotten worse or better in 2020 [Graph], Angus Reid Institute, February 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1234625/opioid-crisis-canada-deterioration/

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