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

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Relative Popularity


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

Heroin Use Among Those 12 and Older -- by Percent of Population (1979 - 2008)
Year Ever Used Past Year Past Month
1979 1.3 0.2 0.1
1982 1.0 0.2 0.1
1985 0.9 0.2 0.1
1988 0.9 0.3 0.0
1991 1.2 0.2 0.0
1992 0.8 0.1 0.0
1993 1.0 0.1 0.0
1994 1.0 0.1 0.1
1995 1.2 0.2 0.1
1996 1.1 0.2 0.1
1997 0.9 0.3 0.2
1998 1.1 0.1 0.1
1999 1.4 0.2 0.1
2000 1.2 0.1 0.1
2001 1.4 0.2 0.1
2002 1.6 0.2 0.1
2003 1.6 0.1 0.1
2004 1.3 0.2 0.1
2005 1.5 0.2 0.1
2006 1.5 0.2 0.1
2007 1.5 0.1 0.1
2008 1.5 0.2 0.1


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