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Misuse of Prescription Drugs
Table of Contents
Nonmedical Use of
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics:
Pain Relievers,
Tranquilizers,
Stimulants, & Sedatives
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004)
Nonmedical
Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics
in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month
in Past Year
Number of Days of Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics
in Past Year among Past Year Users of the
Specific Drug Type by Age
Group
Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Specific
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics
Specific Pain Relievers
Specific Tranquilizers
Specific Stimulants
Specific Sedatives
Lifetime
Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics
by
Age Group
by
Gender & Age Group
Specific
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics Use
among Past Year New Users and Lifetime
Users
among Past Year New Users and Lifetime
Users by Age Group
New Users of Nonmedical Prescription
Psychotherapeutic Drug Use
Mean Age of First Nonmedical
Use of Prescription
Psychotherapeutic Drugs
Trends in Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Drugs
Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1985-2004
Pain Relievers among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
Tranquilizers among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
Stimulants among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
Methamphetamine among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1999-2004
Sedatives among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
Trends in Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Drugs
by Age Groups
Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug in the Past Year: Percentages, 1994-2004
Pain Relievers in the Past Year: Percentages, 1994-2004
Tranquilizers in the Past Year: Percentages, 1994-2004
Stimulants in the Past Year: Percentages, 1994-2004
Methamphetamine in the Past Year: Percentages, 1994-2004
Sedatives in the Past Year: Percentages, 1994-2004
Use of Both Prescription and Other Substances
Substance
Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Past Year
Treatment
Nonmedical Use of Prescription Types in Past
Year, by Age Group and State:
Methamphetamine
Among Persons Aged 12 or Older
Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1999-2004
Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine in the Past Year by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
Methodological Issues
List of Tables
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month by Age Group
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month by Gender
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Past Year by Detailed Age
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Past Year by Demographics & Age Group
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004)
2.8A: Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands
2.8B: Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages
2.9A: Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands
2.9B: Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages
2.10A: Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands
2.10B: Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages
2.11A: Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands
2.11B: Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages
2.12A: Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands
2.12B: Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Past Year by Geographic Characteristics & Age Group
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004)
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Past Year among Lifetime Adult Users by Drug Type and Age at
First Use
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004)
Number of Days of Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in Past Year among Past Year Users of the Drug Type (Pain
Relievers, Tranquilizers, Any Stimulant, Methamphetamine, Sedatives) by Age
Group
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004)
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in the Past Year by Gender and College Status
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004) :
Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type
Psychotherapeutics in the Past Year by Pregnancy Status
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004) :
Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Specific
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004) :
Specific
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics Use among Past Year New Users and Lifetime
Users
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004) :
Specific
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics Use among Past Year New Users and Lifetime
Users by Age Group (Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004) :
3.9A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Pain Relievers among Lifetime Users of Any Pain Reliever, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands,
3.9B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Pain Relievers among Lifetime Users of Any Pain Reliever, by Age Group: Percentages, Annual
3.10A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Pain Relievers among Past Year Initiates of Any Pain Reliever, by Age Group: Numbers in
3.10B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Pain Relievers among Past Year Initiates of Any Pain Reliever, by Age Group: Percentages,
3.11A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Tranquilizers among Lifetime Users of Any Tranquilizer, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands,
3.11B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Tranquilizers among Lifetime Users of Any Tranquilizer, by Age Group: Percentages, Annual
3.12A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Tranquilizers among Past Year Initiates of Any Tranquilizer, by Age Group: Numbers in
3.12B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Tranquilizers among Past Year Initiates of Any Tranquilizer, by Age Group: Percentages,
3.13A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Stimulants among Lifetime Users of Any Stimulant, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands,
3.13B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Stimulants among Lifetime Users of Any Stimulant, by Age Group: Percentages, Annual
3.14A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Stimulants among Past Year Initiates of Any Stimulant, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands,
3.14B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Stimulants among Past Year Initiates of Any Stimulant, by Age Group: Percentages, Annual
3.15A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Sedatives among Lifetime Users of Any Sedative, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands,
3.15B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Sedatives among Lifetime Users of Any Sedative, by Age Group: Percentages, Annual
3.16A Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Sedatives among Past Year Initiates of Any Sedative, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands,
3.16B Nonmedical Use of Specific Prescription Sedatives among Past Year Initiates of Any Sedative, by Age Group: Percentages, Annual
New Users of Nonmedical Prescription
Psychotherapeutic Drug Use
4-A Past Year Initiation of Nonmedical Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older at Risk of Initiation of Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use, by Drug Type and Age Group: Percentages, 2002-2004
4-B Past Year Initiates of Nonmedical Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug Use among Past Year Users, by Drug Type and Age Group: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
4.1B Past Year Initiation of Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older, Persons Aged 12 or Older at Risk for Initiation, and Past Year Users Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
4.2B Past Year Initiation of Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older, Persons Aged 12 or Older at Risk for Initiation, and Past Year Users Aged 12 or Older, by Gender: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
4.3B Past Year Initiation of Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older, Persons Aged 12 or Older at Risk for Initiation, and Past Year Users Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Region: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
Mean Age of First Nonmedical Use of Prescription
Psychotherapeutic Drugs
4.4B Mean Age at First Use among Past Year Initiates into Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutic Drugs among the Total Population Aged 12 or Older, by Age at Initiation and Gender: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
4.4B Mean Age at First Use among Past Year Initiates into Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutic Drugs among the Total Population Aged 12 or Older, by Age at Initiation and Gender: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Specific
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics by Age Group
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004) :
Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Specific
Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics by Gender & Age Group
(Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004) :
Use of Both Prescription and Other Substances
5.1A Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.1B Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.2A Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Drug Type: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.2B Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Drug Type: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.3A Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Drug Type: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.3B Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Drug Type: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.4A Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Drug Type: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.4B Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Drug Type: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.5A Past Year Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.5B Past Year Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.6A Lifetime Use of Other Substances among Lifetime Nonmedical Users and Lifetime Nonusers of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics Who Were Aged 12 Years or Older, by Drug Type: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.6B Lifetime Use of Other Substances among Lifetime Nonmedical Users and Lifetime Nonusers of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics Who Were Aged 12 Years or Older, by Drug Type: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.7A Past Year Use of Other Substances among Past Year Nonmedical Users and Past Year Nonusers of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics Who Were Aged 12 Years or Older, by Drug Type: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.7B Past Year Use of Other Substances among Past Year Nonmedical Users and Past Year Nonusers of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics Who Were Aged 12 Years or Older, by Drug Type: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.8A Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type and Order in Which Drugs in Pairs Initially Were Used: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
5.8B Lifetime Use of Both Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics and Other Substances among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type and Order in Which Drugs in Pairs Initially Were Used: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
Substance Dependence or Abuse
6.1AB Substance
Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics
in Past Year, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, 2002-2004
6.2A Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type, Age Group, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.2B Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type, Age Group, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.3A Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type and Geographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.3B Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type and Geographic Characteristics: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.4A Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Past Year Nonmedical Users Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type, Age Category, and Gender: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.4B Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Past Year Nonmedical Users Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type, Age Category, and Gender: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.5A Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Lifetime Users Aged 18 or Older, by Drug Type, Age at First Use, and Current Age: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.5B Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Psychotherapeutics among Lifetime Users Aged 18 or Older, by Drug Type, Age at First Use, and Current Age: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
Treatment
6.6B Past Year Treatment for Illicit Drug Use at Any Facility and Met Criteria for Dependence on or Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type, Age Category, and Gender: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.7B Past Year Treatment for Illicit Drug Use at Specialty Facility and Met Criteria for Dependence on or Abuse of Prescription Drugs in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type, Age Category, and Gender: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
6.8B Last or Current Treatment in the Past Year at Any Facility for Problems Related to Prescription Drugs and Met Criteria for Dependence on or Abuse of Those Drugs in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type, Age Category, and Gender: Numbers in Thousands and Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
Nonmedical Use of Prescription Types in Past
Year, by Age Group and State:
7.1A Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.1B Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.2A Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.2B Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.3A Nonmedical Use of Tranquilizers in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.3B Nonmedical Use of Tranquilizers in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.4A Nonmedical Use of Stimulants in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.4B Nonmedical Use of Stimulants in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.5A Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.5B Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.6A Nonmedical Use of Sedatives in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.6B Nonmedical Use of Sedatives in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
8.1 States Ranking in the Top Quintile for the Misuse of Multiple Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs in the Past Year
Methamphetamine
7.5A Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
7.5B Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine in Past Year, by Age Group and State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004
C.5 Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1999-2004
C.11 Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
Methodological Issues
8.2 Components of NSDUH Nonmedical Use Definition and Characteristics of Cases
B.1 Summary of 2004 NSDUH Suppression Rules
B.2 Weighted Percentages and Sample Sizes for 2002, 2003, and 2004 NSDUHs, by Screening Result Code
B.3 Response Rates and Sample Sizes for 2002, 2003, and 2004 NSDUHs, by Demographic Characteristics
B.4 Drugs and Drug Groups as Shown in Pill Cards for the Four Therapeutic Classes of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs in NSDUH
Trends in Nonmedical Use
C.1 Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1985-2004
C.2 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Pain Relievers among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
C.3 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Tranquilizers among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
C.4 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Stimulants among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
C.5 Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1999-2004
C.6 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Sedatives among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 1985-2004
C.7 Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
C.8 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Pain Relievers in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
C.9 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Tranquilizers in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
C.10 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Stimulants in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
C.11 Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
C.12 Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Sedatives in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1994-2004
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