This statistic depicts the overall U.S. rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives among the U.S. population aged 12 years and older, for 2017. The prevalence of tranquilizers misuse in the preceding month was 0.6 percent.
Rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (per 100 persons)*
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CDC. (November 1, 2019). Rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (per 100 persons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754489/misuse-rate-for-select-drug-types-in-past-month-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. "Rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (per 100 persons)*." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754489/misuse-rate-for-select-drug-types-in-past-month-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. (2019). Rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (per 100 persons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754489/misuse-rate-for-select-drug-types-in-past-month-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. "Rate of Self-reported Misuse of Prescribed Pain Relievers, Tranquilizers, Stimulants, and Sedatives in The U.S. in 2017 (per 100 Persons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754489/misuse-rate-for-select-drug-types-in-past-month-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC, Rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (per 100 persons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754489/misuse-rate-for-select-drug-types-in-past-month-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 16, 2025)
Rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (per 100 persons)* [Graph], CDC, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754489/misuse-rate-for-select-drug-types-in-past-month-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
