2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)***
According to the 2004 NSDUH, an estimated 6.0 million persons, or 2.5 percent of the population age 12 or older had used prescription psychotherapeutic medications nonmedically in the month prior to being surveyed. This includes 4.4 million using pain relievers, 1.6 million using tranquilizers, 1.2 million using stimulants, and 0.3 million using sedatives.
The estimated number of people aged 12 or older abusing OxyContin in their lifetime increased from 1.9 million in 2002 to 3.1 million in 2004. Increased rates of lifetime OxyContin abuse were seen in each age group, with the largest increase (from 2.6 percent to 4.3 percent) occurring among young adults aged 18 to 25. Also among young adults, lifetime abuse of tranquilizers increased from 11.2 percent in 2002 to 12.2 percent in 2004, and the proportions abusing any pain reliever and any prescription drug in their lifetime and during the past month also increased over that period. Among youth aged 12 to 17, past year abuse of prescription stimulants declined from 2.6 percent to 2.0 percent.
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According to the 2004 NSDUH, an estimated 6.0 million persons, or 2.5 percent of the population age 12 or older had used prescription psychotherapeutic medications nonmedically in the month prior to being surveyed. This includes 4.4 million using pain relievers, 1.6 million using tranquilizers, 1.2 million using stimulants, and 0.3 million using sedatives.
The estimated number of people aged 12 or older abusing OxyContin in their lifetime increased from 1.9 million in 2002 to 3.1 million in 2004. Increased rates of lifetime OxyContin abuse were seen in each age group, with the largest increase (from 2.6 percent to 4.3 percent) occurring among young adults aged 18 to 25. Also among young adults, lifetime abuse of tranquilizers increased from 11.2 percent in 2002 to 12.2 percent in 2004, and the proportions abusing any pain reliever and any prescription drug in their lifetime and during the past month also increased over that period. Among youth aged 12 to 17, past year abuse of prescription stimulants declined from 2.6 percent to 2.0 percent.
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Source: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) , a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
*** NSDUH (formerly known as the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) is an annual survey of Americans age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Copies of the latest survey are available at www.samhsa.gov and from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information at 800-729-6686.
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