Trends in
prescription
drug abuse
How many people abuse
prescription drugs?
According to results from the2010 National Survey on Drug
Use and Health (NSDUH),
an estimated 2.4 million
Americans used prescription
drugs nonmedically for the
first time within the past year,
which averages to approximately
6,600 initiates per day. More
than one-half were females and
about a third were aged 12 to 17.
Although prescription drug abuse
affects many Americans, certain
populations, such as youth, older
adults, and women, may be at
particular risk.
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