This statistic depicts the number of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017. Overall, the number of self-reported misuse of prescription tranquilizers was around 1.84 million.
Number of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (in 1,000 individuals)*
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CDC. (November 1, 2019). Number of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (in 1,000 individuals)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/754509/number-of-persons-with-misuse-of-select-drug-types-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. "Number of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (in 1,000 individuals)*." Chart. November 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754509/number-of-persons-with-misuse-of-select-drug-types-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. (2019). Number of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (in 1,000 individuals)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/754509/number-of-persons-with-misuse-of-select-drug-types-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
CDC. "Number of Self-reported Misuse of Prescribed Pain Relievers, Tranquilizers, Stimulants, and Sedatives in The U.S. in 2017 (in 1,000 Individuals)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/754509/number-of-persons-with-misuse-of-select-drug-types-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Number of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017 (in 1,000 individuals)* [Graph], CDC, November 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/754509/number-of-persons-with-misuse-of-select-drug-types-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed