Prevalence of misuse of select Rx drug types in past month U.S. 2017, by gender
This statistic depicts the rate of self-reported misuse of prescribed pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives in the U.S. in 2017, by gender. The rate of prescription tranquilizer misuse amongst males in the preceding month stood at 0.7 and amongst females at 0.6 per 100 persons.