First Time Users of Crack (1965 - 2003)

Trends in Initiation of Crack Use (1965 - 2003)

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health


Table 4.3A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who Initiated Crack Use in the United States, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Rates of First Use (Per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure): 1965-2003, Based on 2002-2004 NSDUHs
YEAR NUMBER OF INITIATES (1,000s) MEAN AGE AGE-SPECIFIC RATES1
All Ages Under 18 18 or Older 12-17 18-25
1965 * * * * * *
1966 * * * * * *
1967 * * * * * *
1968 * * * * * *
1969 15 * * * * *
1970 * * * * * *
1971 * * * * * *
1972 20 * * * * *
1973 36 * * * * *
1974 16 * * * * *
1975 34 * 26 20.7 * 0.6
1976 26 * 26 * * *
1977 54 * 41 19.3 * 1.2
1978 86 * 60 20.7 * 1.4
1979 70 * 62 22.1 * 1.6
1980 115 27 88 22.8 1.2 1.8
1981 125 16 109 22.8 0.7 2.6
1982 157 17 140 25.8 0.8 2.1
1983 200 15 185 24.4 0.7 3.6
1984 278 30 248 24.1 1.5 3.9
1985 350 41 309 24.7 2.0 6.0
1986 284 37 247 25.2 1.9 4.6
1987 302 39 263 23.7 2.0 5.4
1988 390 45 344 25.8 2.3 5.4
1989 388 13 375 25.1 0.7 7.3
1990 384 38 346 26.6 2.0 4.9
1991 370 35 334 26.0 1.7 5.8
1992 373 35 338 27.5 1.8 4.8
1993 369 39 330 28.1 1.9 4.8
1994 349 45 304 27.2 2.1 3.8
1995 393 48 345 27.4 2.2 5.9
1996 382 57 325 26.5 2.5 5.2
1997 357 55 301 26.2 2.5 5.4
1998 360 82 278 23.9 3.5 6.0
1999 399 61 338 27.1 2.5 5.6
2000 407 79 328 27.1 3.2 5.4
2001 365 78 287 25.3 3.1 5.3
20022 340 82 258 23.5 3.3 5.2
20033 303 79 225 23.1 3.1 4.5


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