National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Use of Any Illicit Drug (1979 - 2008)

Trends by Drug Type

Trends by Relative Popularity

Trends in Use of Any Illicit Substance Among Those 12 and Older (1979 - 2008)
		Ever Used		Past Year		Past Month
Year	Pop. 12 or Older	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1979	180,343,000	56,414,000	31.3	31,785,000	17.5	25,399,000	14.1
1982	186,440,000	--	--	--	--	--	--
1985	192,605,000	66,172,000	34.4	31,488,000	16.3	23,272,000	12.1
1988	198,347,000	67,457,000	34.0	24,577,000	12.4	15,192,000	7.7
1991	202,859,000	69,256,000	34.1	22,216,000	11.1	13,368,000	6.6
1992	205,713,000	68,528,000	33.3	20,046,000	9.7	12,033,000	5.8
1993	207,199,000	70,776,000	34.2	21,402,000	10.3	12,256,000	5.9
1994	209,411,000	71,935,000	34.4	22,663,000	10.8	12,553,000	6.0
1995	211,532,000	72,426,000	34.2	22,662,000	10.7	12,823,000	6.1
1996	214,047,000	74,390,000	34.8	23,182,000	10.8	13,035,000	6.1
1997	216,206,000	76,960,000	35.6	24,189,000	11.2	13,904,000	6.4
1998	218,445,000	78,123,000	35.8	23,115,000	10.6	13,615,000	6.2
1999	221,123,000	87,734,000	39.7	25,402,000	11.5	13,829,000	6.3
2000	223,280,000	86,931,000	38.9	24,535,000	11.0	14,027,000	6.3
2001	225,636,000	94,140,000	41.7	28,409,000	12.6	15,910,000	7.1
2002	235,143,000	108,255,000	46.0	35,132,000	14.9	19,522,000	8.3
2003	237,682,000	110,205,000	46.4	34,993,000	14.7	19,470,000	8.2
2004	240,515,000	110,057,000	45.8	34,807,000	14.5	19,071,000	7.9
2005	243,220,000	112,085,000	46.1	35,041,000	14.4	19,720,000	8.1
2006	246,022,000	111,774,000	45.4	35,775,000	14.5	20,357,000	8.3
2007	247,845,000	114,275,000	46.1	35,692,000	14.4	19,857,000	8.0
2008	249,815,000	117,325,000	47.0	35,525,000	14.2	20,077,000	8.0

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