Graphed as number of users age 12 and older Sources: National Survey on Drug Use and HealthNational Household Survey on Drug AbuseMultiple Years Click graphics or labels in table headers for other details Trends in Lifetime Non-medical Pill Use Among Those 12 and Older Year Population 12 or Older Analgesics Tranquilizers Stimulants Meth Sedatives Oxycontin 1979 180,343,000 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1982 186,440,000 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1985 192,605,000 7.6 7.6 7.3 -- 4.8 -- 1988 198,347,000 5.8 4.4 5.7 -- 2.6 -- 1991 202,859,000 6.8 5.1 5.6 -- 3.2 -- 1992 205,713,000 6.1 4.7 5.0 -- 2.6 -- 1993 207,199,000 6.4 4.2 4.8 -- 2.6 -- 1994 209,411,000 6.0 4.0 4.6 -- 2.6 -- 1995 211,532,000 6.1 3.9 4.9 -- 2.7 -- 1996 214,047,000 5.5 3.6 4.7 -- 2.3 -- 1997 216,206,000 4.9 3.2 4.5 -- 1.9 -- 1998 218,445,000 5.3 3.5 4.4 -- 2.1 -- 1999 221,123,000 9.0 6.3 7.2 4.3 3.5 -- 2000 223,280,000 8.6 5.8 6.6 4.0 3.2 -- 2001 225,636,000 9.8 6.2 7.1 4.3 3.3 -- 2002 235,143,000 12.6 8.2 9.0 6.5 4.2 0.8 2003 237,682,000 13.1 8.5 8.8 6.4 4.0 1.2 2004 240,515,000 13.2 8.3 8.3 6.0 4.1 1.3 2005 243,220,000 13.4 8.7 7.8 5.2 3.7 1.4 2006 246,022,000 13.6 8.7 8.2 5.8 3.6 1.7
Sources: National Survey on Drug Use and HealthNational Household Survey on Drug AbuseMultiple Years
