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 (1 of 2) -- See Also [2 of 2] | |||||||||||||
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| Alcohol | Cigarettes | Any Illicit | Marijuana | Any Not Pot | Pills | ||||||||
| Year | Pop. 12 or Older | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 1979 | 180,343,000 | 114,065,000 | 63.2 | -- | -- | 25,399,000 | 14.1 | 23,790,000 | 13.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 186,440,000 | 105,613,000 | 56.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21,507,000 | 11.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1985 | 192,605,000 | 115,984,000 | 60.2 | 74,545,000 | 38.7 | 23,272,000 | 12.1 | 18,641,000 | 9.7 | 11,832,000 | 6.1 | 7,319,000 | 3.8 |
| 1988 | 198,347,000 | 108,882,000 | 54.9 | 69,931,000 | 35.3 | 15,192,000 | 7.7 | 12,353,000 | 6.2 | 6,768,000 | 3.4 | 4,076,000 | 2.1 |
| 1991 | 202,859,000 | 105,938,000 | 52.2 | 67,030,000 | 33.0 | 13,368,000 | 6.6 | 10,366,000 | 5.1 | 6,187,000 | 3.0 | 3,934,000 | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 205,713,000 | 100,789,000 | 49.0 | 65,695,000 | 31.9 | 12,033,000 | 5.8 | 9,676,000 | 4.7 | 4,909,000 | 2.4 | 3,124,000 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 207,199,000 | 105,351,000 | 50.8 | 61,386,000 | 29.6 | 12,256,000 | 5.9 | 9,610,000 | 4.6 | 4,873,000 | 2.4 | 3,189,000 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 209,411,000 | 112,804,000 | 53.9 | 59,955,000 | 28.6 | 12,553,000 | 6.0 | 10,112,000 | 4.8 | 4,907,000 | 2.3 | 2,566,000 | 1.2 |
| 1995 | 211,532,000 | 110,501,000 | 52.2 | 60,902,000 | 28.8 | 12,823,000 | 6.1 | 9,842,000 | 4.7 | 5,574,000 | 2.6 | 2,601,000 | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 214,047,000 | 109,149,000 | 51.0 | 61,759,000 | 28.9 | 13,035,000 | 6.1 | 10,095,000 | 4.7 | 5,805,000 | 2.7 | 3,082,000 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 216,206,000 | 111,071,000 | 51.4 | 64,056,000 | 29.6 | 13,904,000 | 6.4 | 11,109,000 | 5.1 | 5,525,000 | 2.6 | 2,665,000 | 1.2 |
| 1998 | 218,445,000 | 112,850,000 | 51.7 | 60,406,000 | 27.7 | 13,615,000 | 6.2 | 11,016,000 | 5.0 | 5,388,000 | 2.5 | 2,477,000 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 221,123,000 | 102,711,000 | 46.4 | 56,962,000 | 25.8 | 13,829,000 | 6.3 | 10,458,000 | 4.7 | 5,981,000 | 2.7 | 3,952,000 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 223,280,000 | 104,092,000 | 46.6 | 55,667,000 | 24.9 | 14,027,000 | 6.3 | 10,714,000 | 4.8 | 5,711,000 | 2.6 | 3,849,000 | 1.7 |
| 2001 | 225,636,000 | 109,029,000 | 48.3 | 56,288,000 | 24.9 | 15,910,000 | 7.1 | 12,122,000 | 5.4 | 7,003,000 | 3.1 | 4,811,000 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | 235,143,000 | 119,820,000 | 51.0 | 61,136,000 | 26.0 | 19,522,000 | 8.3 | 14,584,000 | 6.2 | 8,777,000 | 3.7 | 6,210,000 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 237,682,000 | 118,965,000 | 50.1 | 60,434,000 | 25.4 | 19,470,000 | 8.2 | 14,638,000 | 6.2 | 8,849,000 | 3.7 | 6,336,000 | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 240,515,000 | 120,934,000 | 50.3 | 59,896,000 | 24.9 | 19,071,000 | 7.9 | 14,576,000 | 6.1 | 8,247,000 | 3.4 | 6,007,000 | 2.5 |
| 2005 | 243,220,000 | 126,028,000 | 51.8 | 60,532,000 | 24.9 | 19,720,000 | 8.1 | 14,626,000 | 6.0 | 8,963,000 | 3.7 | 6,405,000 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 246,022,000 | 125,309,000 | 50.9 | 61,565,000 | 25.0 | 20,357,000 | 8.3 | 14,813,000 | 6.0 | 9,615,000 | 3.9 | 6,991,000 | 2.8 |