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Misuse of Prescription Drugs

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2.1 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type: Percentages, 2002-2004

2.2 Lifetime Nonmedical Use of OxyContin®, by Age Group: Numbers of Users, 2002-2004

2.3 Past Year Users of Selected Drugs, Including Nonmedical Users of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

2.4 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs, by Drug Type and Age Group: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

2.5 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers, by Detailed Age Category: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

2.6 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug, by Race/Ethnicity: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

2.7 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Drug Type and Education: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

2.8 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Drug Type and Employment Status: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

2.9 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Lifetime Nonmedical Users of Those Drugs Who Were Aged 26 or Older, by Drug Type and Age at First Nonmedical Use: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

3.1 Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Selected Pain Relievers among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2004

3.2 Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Selected Tranquilizers among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2004

3.3 Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Selected Stimulants among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2004

3.4 Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Selected Sedatives and Groups of Sedatives among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2004

4.1 Past Year Initiates of Illicit Drug Use, by Drug: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

4.2 Mean Age at First Use of Past Year Initiates of Illicit Drug Use, by Drug: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

4.3 Mean Age at First Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs, by Drug Type and Gender: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

4.4 Past Year Nonmedical Users of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs, by Time Since Initial Use: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

4.5 Annual Numbers of New Nonmedical Users of Pain Relievers, by Age at Initiation: 1965-2003

4.6 Annual Numbers of New Nonmedical Users of OxyContin®, by Age at Initiation: 1997-2003

4.7 Annual Numbers of New Nonmedical Users of Tranquilizers, by Age at Initiation: 1965-2003

4.8 Annual Numbers of New Nonmedical Users of Stimulants, by Age at Initiation: 1965-2003

4.9 Annual Numbers of New Nonmedical Users of Methamphetamine, by Age at Initiation: 1965-2003

4.10 Annual Numbers of New Nonmedical Users of Sedatives, by Age at Initiation: 1965-2003

5.1 Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs and Lifetime Use of Other Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

5.2 Lifetime Use of Nonpsychotherapeutic Drugs among Lifetime Nonmedical Pain Reliever Users and Nonusers Aged 12 or Older: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

5.3 Order of First Use of Pain Relievers and First Use of Other Drugs among Lifetime Users of Both Pain Relievers and Other Drugs: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

5.4 Order of First Use of Tranquilizers and First Use of Other Drugs among Lifetime Users of Both Tranquilizers and Other Drugs: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

5.5 Order of First Use of Stimulants and First Use of Other Drugs among Lifetime Users of Both Stimulants and Other Drugs: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

5.6 Order of First Use of Methamphetamine and First Use of Other Drugs among Lifetime Users of Both Methamphetamine and Other Drugs: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

5.7 Order of First Use of Sedatives and First Use of Other Drugs among Lifetime Users of Both Sedatives and Other Drugs: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

6.1 Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs in the Past Year for Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Drug Type: Numbers (in Thousands), 2002-2004

6.2 Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers in the Past Year, by Age Group: Percentages, 2002-2004

6.3 Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers, Tranquilizers, and Stimulants in the Past Year, by Age Group: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

6.4 Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in the Past Year, by Age Group and Gender: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

6.5 Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug in the Past Year, by Race/Ethnicity: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

6.6 Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug in the Past Year, by Census Division: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

6.7 Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs in the Past Year among Past Year Nonmedical Users of Those Drugs, by Drug Type and Age Group: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

6.8 Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Lifetime Users Aged 18 or Older, by Drug Type and Age at First Use: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

7.1 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

7.2 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

7.3 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Tranquilizers among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

7.4 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Stimulants among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

7.5 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

7.6 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Sedatives among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by State: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

8.1 Past Month Methamphetamine Use, by Past Year Dependence and Abuse, among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2002-2004

8.2 Primary Stimulant Admissions to Treatment (TEDS) and Specialty Treatment for a Stimulant Use Problem during Last Treatment Episode in the Past Year (NSDUH), 2002-2004

8.3 Rate of Past Year Nonmedical Methamphetamine Use and Rate of Treatment Admissions for Primary Problems with Methamphetamine or Amphetamine Use

B.1 Required Effective Sample as a Function of the Proportion Estimated

C.1 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Any Prescription Psychotherapeutic Drug among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1985-2004

C.2 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1985-2004

C.3 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Tranquilizers among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1985-2004

C.4 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Stimulants among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1985-2004

C.5 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Methamphetamine among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1999-2004

C.6 Past Year Nonmedical Use of Sedatives among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 1985-2004

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