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National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Trends in Past Month Substance Use (1979 - 2006)


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Trends in Past Month Substance Use (1979 - 2006) by Number of Users 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
Graphed as percentage of population 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]
  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 4,743,000 2.6 3,382,000 1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 128,000 0.07
1982 186,440,000 4,491,000 2.4 1,608,000 0.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 162,000 0.09
1985 192,605,000 5,686,000 3.0 2,257,000 1.2 1,156,000 0.6 -- -- -- -- 137,000 0.07
1988 198,347,000 3,140,000 1.6 1,245,000 0.6 810,000 0.4 -- -- 673,000 0.3 79,000 0.04
1991 202,859,000 2,032,000 1.0 1,115,000 0.5 806,000 0.4 -- -- 666,000 0.3 71,000 0.03
1992 205,713,000 1,402,000 0.7 842,000 0.4 586,000 0.3 -- -- 436,000 0.2 92,000 0.04
1993 207,199,000 1,404,000 0.7 826,000 0.4 589,000 0.3 -- -- 579,000 0.3 68,000 0.03
1994 209,411,000 1,382,000 0.7 960,000 0.5 799,000 0.4 -- -- 520,000 0.2 117,000 0.06
1995 211,532,000 1,453,000 0.7 1,469,000 0.7 896,000 0.4 -- -- 420,000 0.2 196,000 0.09
1996 214,047,000 1,749,000 0.8 1,316,000 0.6 961,000 0.4 -- -- 668,000 0.3 216,000 0.10
1997 216,206,000 1,505,000 0.7 1,632,000 0.8 883,000 0.4 -- -- 604,000 0.3 325,000 0.15
1998 218,445,000 1,750,000 0.8 1,514,000 0.7 713,000 0.3 -- -- 437,000 0.2 130,000 0.06
1999 221,123,000 1,552,000 0.7 922,000 0.4 570,000 0.3 435,000 0.2 418,000 0.2 154,000 0.07
2000 223,280,000 1,213,000 0.5 971,000 0.4 622,000 0.3 387,000 0.2 265,000 0.1 130,000 0.06
2001 225,636,000 1,676,000 0.7 1,264,000 0.6 539,000 0.2 576,000 0.3 406,000 0.2 123,000 0.10
2002 235,143,000 2,020,000 0.9 1,196,000 0.5 635,000 0.3 683,000 0.3 567,000 0.2 166,000 0.10
2003 237,682,000 2,281,000 1.0 1,042,000 0.4 570,000 0.2 726,000 0.3 604,000 0.3 119,000 0.10
2004 240,515,000 2,021,000 0.8 929,000 0.4 638,000 0.3 706,000 0.3 467,000 0.2 166,000 0.10
2005 243,220,000 2,397,000 1.0 1,088,000 0.4 611,000 0.3 628,000 0.3 682,000 0.3 136,000 0.10
2006 246,022,000 2,421,000 1.0 1,006,000 0.4 761,000 0.3 731,000 0.3 702,000 0.3 338,000 0.10


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