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Drug Use by Americans, 12 Years and
Older
The following table shows the number of Americans 12 years and older who have ever used and or currently use drugs, by year and type of drug.
| Type of drug |
Ever used |
Current user |
| 1979 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
1979 |
1990 |
2000 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Any illicit drug1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
38.9% |
45.8% |
46.1% |
45.4% |
46.1% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
6.3% |
7.9% |
8.1% |
8.3% |
8.0% |
| Marijuana and hashish |
27.9% |
30.5% |
34.2 |
40.2 |
40.1 |
39.8 |
40.6 |
13.2% |
5.4% |
4.8 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
| Cocaine |
8.6 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
14.2 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
2.6 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
| Crack |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Hallucinogens |
8.9 |
7.9 |
11.7 |
14.3 |
13.9 |
14.3 |
13.8 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| LSD |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8.8 |
9.7 |
9.2 |
9.5 |
9.1 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| PCP |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.6 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Ecstasy |
n.a. |
n.a. |
2.9 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Heroin |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
n.a. |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Stimulants2 |
n.a. |
5.5 |
6.6 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
9.1 |
n.a. |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Methamphetamine |
n.a. |
n.a. |
4.0 |
4.9 |
n.a. |
5.8 |
5.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.2 |
0.2 |
n.a. |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Sedatives2 |
n.a. |
2.8 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
n.a. |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
| Tranquilizers2 |
n.a. |
4.0 |
5.8 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.2 |
n.a. |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
NOTE: Current users are those who used drugs at least
once within month prior to this study. n.a. = not available.
1. Any illicit drug indicates use at
least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin,
hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any
prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2. Nonmedical use; does not include
over-the-counter drugs.
Source: U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Office of Applied Studies,
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006 and 2007. Web:
www.oas.samhsa.gov.
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