This statistic represents the trends in mental health and substance abuse medication fills among persons aged 17 years or younger for a mental health condition, in the United States from 1996 to 2010. In 2008, there was a total of 30.2 million such prescription medication fills for all classes of medication within this age group.
Prescribed mental health/substance abuse medication fills among U.S. persons aged under 17 from 1996 to 2010 (in millions)*
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SAMHSA. (December 11, 2013). Prescribed mental health/substance abuse medication fills among U.S. persons aged under 17 from 1996 to 2010 (in millions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252439/trends-in-mental-health-medication-fills-among-younger-us-persons/
SAMHSA. "Prescribed mental health/substance abuse medication fills among U.S. persons aged under 17 from 1996 to 2010 (in millions)*." Chart. December 11, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252439/trends-in-mental-health-medication-fills-among-younger-us-persons/
SAMHSA. (2013). Prescribed mental health/substance abuse medication fills among U.S. persons aged under 17 from 1996 to 2010 (in millions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252439/trends-in-mental-health-medication-fills-among-younger-us-persons/
SAMHSA. "Prescribed Mental Health/Substance Abuse Medication Fills among U.S. Persons Aged under 17 from 1996 to 2010 (in Millions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252439/trends-in-mental-health-medication-fills-among-younger-us-persons/
SAMHSA, Prescribed mental health/substance abuse medication fills among U.S. persons aged under 17 from 1996 to 2010 (in millions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252439/trends-in-mental-health-medication-fills-among-younger-us-persons/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Prescribed mental health/substance abuse medication fills among U.S. persons aged under 17 from 1996 to 2010 (in millions)* [Graph], SAMHSA, December 11, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252439/trends-in-mental-health-medication-fills-among-younger-us-persons/
