In 2011, a survey shows around six million people ages 12 and older report using prescription drugs for non-medical purposes, down from the seven million who reported using prescription drugs for non-medical purposes in 2010. The number of teenage prescription drug users (age 12 to 17) also declined from 4 percent in 2002 to 2.8 percent in 2011.
Among those who reported using prescription drugs for non-medical purposes:
• More than half received the drugs free from a friend or relative
• 18 percent received them from a physician’s prescription
• 4 percent received them from a drug dealer or stranger
• Less than 1 percent purchased the drugs online
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