Table 1.
Frequency Distributions of Lifetime and Past-Year Prescription Drug Use
| Prescription Drug Use Status, No. (%) of Respondents
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| Type of Prescription Drug | Lifetime | Past-Year |
| Prescription drug classa | ||
| Nonuse | 1425 (40.1) | 2409 (67.8) |
| Medical use only | 1412 (39.7) | 702 (19.7) |
| Medical and nonmedical use | 563 (15.8) | 232 (6.5) |
| Nonmedical use only | 156 (4.4) | 212 (6.0) |
| Pain medication | ||
| Nonuse | 1622 (45.6) | 2642 (74.7) |
| Medical use only | 1422 (40.0) | 633 (17.9) |
| Medical and nonmedical use | 407 (11.4) | 143 (4.0) |
| Nonmedical use only | 104 (2.9) | 120 (3.4) |
| Sleeping medication | ||
| Nonuse | 3193 (89.8) | 3361 (94.6) |
| Medical use only | 203 (5.7) | 104 (2.9) |
| Medical and nonmedical use | 50 (1.4) | 24 (0.7) |
| Nonmedical use only | 108 (3.0) | 63 (1.8) |
| Sedative or anxiety medication | ||
| Nonuse | 3209 (90.3) | 3368 (94.9) |
| Medical use only | 189 (5.3) | 89 (2.5) |
| Medical and nonmedical use | 45 (1.3) | 20 (0.6) |
| Nonmedical use only | 110 (3.1) | 71 (2.0) |
| Stimulant medication | ||
| Nonuse | 3148 (88.5) | 3263 (91.9) |
| Medical use only | 107 (3.0) | 77 (2.2) |
| Medical and nonmedical use | 73 (2.1) | 34 (1.0) |
| Nonmedical use only | 228 (6.4) | 176 (5.0) |
a
The 4 classes of prescription drugs include pain, sleeping, sedative or anxiety, and stimulant medications.