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National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Lifetime Substance Use (1979 - 2008)

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Relative Popularity


Trends in Lifetime Substance Use (1979 - 2008) by percent of Population Trends in Drug Use by percent of Population -- 2 of 2 Trends in Cocaine Use Trends in Hallucinogen Use Trends in Use of Inhalants Trends in Methamphetamine Use Trends in Crack Use Trends in Heroin Use Trends in Lifetime Substance Use (1979 - 2008) by Number of Users Trends in Drug Use by percent of Population -- 2 of 2 Trends in Cocaine Use Trends in Hallucinogen Use Trends in Use of Inhalants Trends in Methamphetamine Use Trends in Crack Use Trends in Heroin Use

Sources: National Survey on Drug Use and Health & National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Multiple Years

Trends in Lifetime Substance Use Among Those 12 and Older -- by Percent of Population (1979 -2008)
Year Pop. 12 or Older Cocaine Hallucinogens Inhalants Methamphetamines Crack Heroin
1979 180,343,000 8.6 8.9 -- -- -- 1.3
1982 186,440,000 11.7 9.1 -- -- -- 1.0
1985 192,605,000 11.2 6.9 7.9 -- -- 0.9
1988 198,347,000 10.6 7.6 6.4 -- 1.3 0.9
1991 202,859,000 11.5 8.4 6.1 -- 2.1 1.2
1992 205,713,000 10.9 8.3 5.3 -- 1.5 0.8
1993 207,199,000 11.3 9.0 5.9 -- 1.9 1.0
1994 209,411,000 10.4 8.7 5.8 -- 1.9 1.0
1995 211,532,000 10.3 9.5 5.7 -- 1.8 1.2
1996 214,047,000 10.3 9.7 5.6 -- 2.2 1.1
1997 216,206,000 10.5 9.6 5.7 -- 1.9 0.9
1998 218,445,000 10.6 9.9 5.8 -- 2.0 1.1
1999 221,123,000 11.5 11.3 7.8 4.3 2.7 1.4
2000 223,280,000 11.2 11.7 7.5 4.0 2.4 1.2
2001 225,636,000 12.3 12.5 8.1 4.3 2.8 1.4
2002 235,143,000 14.4 14.6 9.7 6.5 3.6 1.6
2003 237,682,000 14.7 14.5 9.7 6.4 3.3 1.6
2004 240,515,000 14.2 14.3 9.5 6.0 3.3 1.3
2005 243,220,000 13.8 13.9 9.4 5.2 3.3 1.5
2006 246,022,000 14.3 14.3 9.3 5.8 3.5 1.5
2007 247,845,000 14.5 13.8 9.1 5.3 3.5 1.5
2008 249,815,000 14.7 14.4 8.9 5.0 3.4 1.5


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