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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 Number of Users 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 Percent of Population (1985 - 2008)
Year Ever Used Past Year Past Month
1985 7.6 3.2 2.2
1988 4.4 2.1 1.3
1991 5.1 1.5 1.1
1992 4.7 1.4 0.8
1993 4.2 1.1 0.6
1994 4.0 1.1 0.5
1995 3.9 1.0 0.4
1996 3.6 1.1 0.4
1997 3.2 1.0 0.4
1998 3.5 0.9 0.3
1999 6.3 1.2 0.5
2000 5.8 1.2 0.4
2001 6.2 1.6 0.6
2002 8.2 2.1 0.8
2003 8.5 2.1 0.8
2004 8.3 2.1 0.7
2005 8.7 2.2 0.7
2006 8.7 2.1 0.7
2007 8.2 2.1 0.7
2008 8.6 2.0 0.7

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