9/17/2007
Missouri Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
5
National Household
Survey on Drug Abuse
lConducted by Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
l19.7 million people using
pharmaceuticals for non-medical purposes in 2005 (8.1% of the
population aged 12 years or older)
lThis figure is an increase from
6.3% in 2000 and 4% in 1999