title: Prescription and non-prescription drug use: a longitudinal study.
abstract: This study examines changes in the lifetime prevalence of prescription and non-prescription drug use in a national longitudinal sample of young adults. Cohort data used in this study are from the National Longitudinal Survey, Youth Cohort (NLSY) who responded to questions on use of prescription drugs for the years 1984 and 1992 (N = 8,771). Results reveal increases in the lifetime prevalence of prescription use of sedatives, transquilizers, and stimulants. Prescription use was higher among women while non-prescription use was higher among men. Non-prescription drug use in 1984 was significantly related to prescription use in 1992.
authors.affiliation: Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC 20503, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fe Caces
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Harford
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Aitken
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004366:Nonprescription Drugs; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs