Prescription drug abuse, and in particular narcotic painkillers, has been an increasing crisis in this country over the last several years. 5.2 million Americans abused prescription painkillers in 2006, which was an increase of another half a million over the previous year.

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Rehab admissions for primary abuse of opiates other than heroin increased from 1 percent of all admissions in 1996 to 4 percent in 2006. Just over half (54 percent) of primary non-heroin opiate admissions were male. Most primary non-heroin opiate admissions (88 percent) were nonHispanic White. For primary non-heroin opiate admissions, the average age at admission was 33 years. Almost three-quarters (72 percent) of primary non-heroin opiate admissions reported oral as the route of administration, 14 percent reported inhalation, and 11 percent reported injection.

An estimated 5.2 million persons were current nonmedical users of prescription pain relievers in 2006, which is more than the estimated 4.7 million in 2005. However, the change in the rate of current nonmedical use of pain relievers between 2005 and 2006 (1.9 and 2.1 percent, respectively) was not statistically significant.

Among persons aged 12 or older who used pain relievers nonmedically in the past 12 months, 55.7 percent reported that the source of the drug the most recent time they used was from a friend or relative for free. Another 19.1 percent reported they got the drug from just one doctor. Only 3.9 percent got the pain relievers from a drug dealer or other stranger, and only 0.1 percent reported buying the drug on the Internet. Among those who reported getting the pain reliever from a friend or relative for free, 80.7 percent reported in a follow-up question that the friend or relative had obtained the drugs from just one doctor.

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