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

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Relative Popularity


Trends in Drug Use by Number of Users -- 1 of 2 Trends in Cocaine Use Past Year Use of Hallucinogens  by Number of Users Trends in Use of Inhalants Trends in Methamphetamine Use Trends in Crack Use Trends in Heroin Use Trends in Drug Use by Percent of Population -- 2 of 2 Trends in Cocaine Use Past Year Hallucinogens Use by Percent of Population Trends in Use of Inhalants Trends in Methamphetamine Use Trends in Crack Use Trends in Heroin Use

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

Trends in Past Year Substance Use Among Those 12 and Older -- by Number of Users (1979 -2008)
Year Pop. 12 or Older Cocaine Hallucinogens Inhalants Methamphetamines Crack Heroin
1979 180,343,000 8,608,000 5,260,000 -- -- -- 427,000
1982 186,440,000 10,458,000 4,149,000 -- -- -- 323,000
1985 192,605,000 9,839,000 3,198,000 2,657,000 -- -- 347,000
1988 198,347,000 7,151,000 3,200,000 2,441,000 -- 1,459,000 508,000
1991 202,859,000 5,284,000 2,562,000 2,379,000 -- 1,451,000 359,000
1992 205,713,000 4,332,000 2,530,000 1,889,000 -- 1,144,000 304,000
1993 207,199,000 3,947,000 2,479,000 1,940,000 -- 1,416,000 230,000
1994 209,411,000 3,664,000 2,725,000 2,213,000 -- 1,258,000 281,000
1995 211,532,000 3,664,000 3,416,000 2,308,000 -- 1,018,000 428,000
1996 214,047,000 4,033,000 3,602,000 2,427,000 -- 1,375,000 455,000
1997 216,206,000 4,169,000 4,063,000 2,329,000 -- 1,375,000 597,000
1998 218,445,000 3,811,000 3,565,000 2,009,000 -- 971,000 253,000
1999 221,123,000 3,742,000 3,191,000 1,937,000 1,140,000 1,045,000 353,000
2000 223,280,000 3,328,000 3,483,000 1,918,000 1,031,000 721,000 308,000
2001 225,636,000 4,186,000 4,597,000 1,922,000 1,341,000 1,027,000 456,000
2002 235,143,000 5,902,000 4,749,000 2,084,000 1,755,000 1,554,000 404,000
2003 237,682,000 5,908,000 3,936,000 2,075,000 1,602,000 1,406,000 314,000
2004 240,515,000 5,658,000 3,878,000 2,255,000 1,808,000 1,304,000 398,000
2005 243,220,000 5,523,000 3,809,000 2,187,000 1,603,000 1,381,000 379,000
2006 246,022,000 6,069,000 3,956,000 2,218,000 1,889,000 1,479,000 560,000
2007 247,845,000 5,738,000 3,762,000 2,080,000 1,343,000 1,451,000 366,000
2008 249,815,000 5,255,000 3,678,000 2,047,000 850,000 1,109,000 453,000


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