Taxpayer money estimated to be wasted on opioids in England in 2017
Amount spent in millions on opioid painkillers, according to Government data and scientific papers
Created with Raphaël 2.1.2
Wasted on drugs that don't work
80%
Spent effectively on cancer pain/acute pain
10%
Spent effectively on chronic non-cancer pain
10%
Total:
263.2
