Graphed as number of users age 12 and older
| Sources: | National Survey on Drug Use and Health National Household Survey on Drug Abuse |
| Multiple Years | |
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| Trends in Lifetime Substance Use Among Those 12 and Older (2 of 2) -- See Also [1 of 2] | |||||||||||||
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| Cocaine | Hallucinogens | Inhalants | Meth | Crack | Heroin | ||||||||
| Year | Pop. 12 or Older | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 1979 | 180,343,000 | 15,541,000 | 8.6 | 16,016,000 | 8.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,324,000 | 1.3 |
| 1982 | 186,440,000 | 21,756,000 | 11.7 | 16,780,000 | 9.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,771,000 | 1.0 |
| 1985 | 192,605,000 | 21,495,000 | 11.2 | 13,221,000 | 6.9 | 15,167,000 | 7.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,826,000 | 0.9 |
| 1988 | 198,347,000 | 21,058,000 | 10.6 | 15,165,000 | 7.6 | 12,646,000 | 6.4 | -- | -- | 2,672,000 | 1.3 | 1,749,000 | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 202,859,000 | 23,271,000 | 11.5 | 17,007,000 | 8.4 | 12,300,000 | 6.1 | -- | -- | 4,194,000 | 2.1 | 2,433,000 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 205,713,000 | 22,482,000 | 10.9 | 17,065,000 | 8.3 | 10,988,000 | 5.3 | -- | -- | 3,010,000 | 1.5 | 1,687,000 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 207,199,000 | 23,369,000 | 11.3 | 18,743,000 | 9.0 | 12,240,000 | 5.9 | -- | -- | 4,034,000 | 1.9 | 2,102,000 | 1.0 |
| 1994 | 209,411,000 | 21,821,000 | 10.4 | 18,217,000 | 8.7 | 12,178,000 | 5.8 | -- | -- | 4,042,000 | 1.9 | 2,083,000 | 1.0 |
| 1995 | 211,532,000 | 21,700,000 | 10.3 | 20,129,000 | 9.5 | 12,016,000 | 5.7 | -- | -- | 3,895,000 | 1.8 | 2,451,000 | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 214,047,000 | 22,130,000 | 10.3 | 20,699,000 | 9.7 | 11,909,000 | 5.6 | -- | -- | 4,628,000 | 2.2 | 2,444,000 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | 216,206,000 | 22,597,000 | 10.5 | 20,656,000 | 9.6 | 12,335,000 | 5.7 | -- | -- | 4,208,000 | 1.9 | 2,019,000 | 0.9 |
| 1998 | 218,445,000 | 23,089,000 | 10.6 | 21,607,000 | 9.9 | 12,589,000 | 5.8 | -- | -- | 4,476,000 | 2.0 | 2,371,000 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 221,123,000 | 25,406,000 | 11.5 | 25,061,000 | 11.3 | 17,138,000 | 7.8 | 9,442,000 | 4.3 | 5,910,000 | 2.7 | 3,054,000 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 223,280,000 | 24,896,000 | 11.2 | 26,125,000 | 11.7 | 16,702,000 | 7.5 | 8,843,000 | 4.0 | 5,307,000 | 2.4 | 2,779,000 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 225,636,000 | 27,788,000 | 12.3 | 28,317,000 | 12.5 | 18,219,000 | 8.1 | 9,600,000 | 4.3 | 6,222,000 | 2.8 | 3,091,000 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 235,143,000 | 33,910,000 | 14.4 | 34,314,000 | 14.6 | 22,870,000 | 9.7 | 15,365,000 | 6.5 | 8,402,000 | 3.6 | 3,668,000 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 237,682,000 | 34,891,000 | 14.7 | 34,363,000 | 14.5 | 22,995,000 | 9.7 | 15,139,000 | 6.4 | 7,949,000 | 3.3 | 3,744,000 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 240,515,000 | 34,153,000 | 14.2 | 34,333,000 | 14.3 | 22,798,000 | 9.5 | 14,512,000 | 6.0 | 7,840,000 | 3.3 | 3,145,000 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | 243,220,000 | 33,673,000 | 13.8 | 33,728,000 | 13.9 | 22,745,000 | 9.4 | 12,663,000 | 5.2 | 7,928,000 | 3.3 | 3,534,000 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 246,022,000 | 35,298,000 | 14.3 | 35,281,000 | 14.3 | 22,879,000 | 9.3 | 14,206,000 | 5.8 | 8,554,000 | 3.5 | 3,785,000 | 1.5 |