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National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Tranquilizer Use (1985 - 2008)

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Pharmaceutical Type Trends by Relative Popularity


Return to Trends in Tranquilizer Use Trends in Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics (1985 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics (1985 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics (1985 - 2008) Trends in Tranquilizer Use (1985 - 2008) by Percent of Population Trends in Lifetime Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics (1985 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics (1985 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics (1985 - 2008)

Sources: National Survey on Drug Use and Health & National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Multiple Years

Nonmedical Use of Tranquilizers Among Those 12 and Older -- by Number of Users (1985 - 2008)
Year Ever Used Past Year Past Month
1985 14,692,000 6,181,000 4,282,000
1988 8,774,000 4,124,000 2,512,000
1991 10,445,000 3,143,000 2,232,000
1992 9,766,000 2,851,000 1,646,000
1993 8,751,000 2,380,000 1,223,000
1994 8,390,000 2,405,000 967,000
1995 8,251,000 2,210,000 809,000
1996 7,774,000 2,430,000 952,000
1997 6,931,000 2,122,000 845,000
1998 7,726,000 1,940,000 655,000
1999 13,860,000 2,728,000 1,097,000
2000 13,007,000 2,731,000 1,000,000
2001 13,945,000 3,673,000 1,358,000
2002 19,267,000 4,849,000 1,804,000
2003 20,220,000 5,051,000 1,830,000
2004 19,852,000 5,068,000 1,616,000
2005 21,041,000 5,249,000 1,817,000
2006 21,303,000 5,058,000 1,766,000
2007 20,208,000 5,282,000 1,835,000
2008 21,476,000 5,103,000 1,800,000


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