Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2004
| Initiation of "Other" Drug Use Among 12 to 17 Year Olds (1985 - 2003) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallucinogens | Cocaine | Inhalants | Methamphet | Heroin | |||||||
| Year | Total Events | Number | % of Total | Number | % of Total | Number | % of Total | Number | % of Total | Number | % of Total |
| 1985 | 6,975,000 | 323,000 | 4.6 | 281,000 | 4.0 | 276,000 | 4.0 | 107,000 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 1986 | 6,884,000 | 328,000 | 4.8 | 256,000 | 3.7 | 338,000 | 4.9 | 124,000 | 1.8 | -- | -- |
| 1987 | 6,236,000 | 319,000 | 5.1 | 239,000 | 3.8 | 315,000 | 5.1 | 96,000 | 1.5 | 8,000 | 0.1 |
| 1988 | 5,982,000 | 296,000 | 4.9 | 175,000 | 2.9 | 323,000 | 5.4 | 83,000 | 1.4 | -- | -- |
| 1989 | 5,883,000 | 279,000 | 4.7 | 154,000 | 2.6 | 239,000 | 4.1 | 57,000 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 1990 | 5,623,000 | 283,000 | 5.0 | 162,000 | 2.9 | 287,000 | 5.1 | 52,000 | 0.9 | -- | -- |
| 1991 | 5,814,000 | 329,000 | 5.7 | 121,000 | 2.1 | 268,000 | 4.6 | 51,000 | 0.9 | -- | -- |
| 1992 | 6,400,000 | 332,000 | 5.2 | 160,000 | 2.5 | 359,000 | 5.6 | 88,000 | 1.4 | 10,000 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 7,032,000 | 380,000 | 5.4 | 143,000 | 2.0 | 338,000 | 4.8 | 98,000 | 1.4 | 8,000 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 7,687,000 | 470,000 | 6.1 | 160,000 | 2.1 | 373,000 | 4.9 | 103,000 | 1.3 | 14,000 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 8,181,000 | 473,000 | 5.8 | 214,000 | 2.6 | 404,000 | 4.9 | 126,000 | 1.5 | 30,000 | 0.4 |
| 1996 | 8,468,000 | 510,000 | 6.0 | 244,000 | 2.9 | 408,000 | 4.8 | 122,000 | 1.4 | 24,000 | 0.3 |
| 1997 | 8,917,000 | 501,000 | 5.6 | 243,000 | 2.7 | 455,000 | 5.1 | 130,000 | 1.5 | 35,000 | 0.4 |
| 1998 | 9,318,000 | 514,000 | 5.5 | 264,000 | 2.8 | 507,000 | 5.4 | 140,000 | 1.5 | 29,000 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | 9,725,000 | 617,000 | 6.3 | 270,000 | 2.8 | 572,000 | 5.9 | 112,000 | 1.2 | 29,000 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 10,932,000 | 664,000 | 6.1 | 289,000 | 2.6 | 708,000 | 6.5 | 139,000 | 1.3 | 36,000 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 11,310,000 | 681,000 | 6.0 | 335,000 | 3.0 | 759,000 | 6.7 | 157,000 | 1.4 | 38,000 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 11,363,000 | 530,000 | 4.7 | 333,000 | 2.9 | 812,000 | 7.1 | 140,000 | 1.2 | 33,000 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | -- | 526,000 | -- | 384,000 | -- | 829,000 | -- | 132,000 | -- | 39,000 | -- |
-- data not available