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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 Past Year Substance Use (1979 - 2008) by percent of Population Trends in Drug Use by percent of Population -- 2 of 2 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 Trends in Past Year Substance Use (1979 - 2008) by Number of Users Trends in Drug Use by percent of Population -- 2 of 2 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

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 Percent of Population (1979 -2008)
Year Pop. 12 or Older Cocaine Hallucinogens Inhalants Methamphetamines Crack Heroin
1979 180,343,000 4.8 2.9 -- -- -- 0.2
1982 186,440,000 5.6 2.2 -- -- -- 0.2
1985 192,605,000 5.1 1.7 1.4 -- -- 0.2
1988 198,347,000 3.6 1.6 1.2 -- 0.7 0.3
1991 202,859,000 2.6 1.3 1.2 -- 0.7 0.2
1992 205,713,000 2.1 1.2 0.9 -- 0.6 0.1
1993 207,199,000 1.9 1.2 0.9 -- 0.7 0.1
1994 209,411,000 1.7 1.3 1.1 -- 0.6 0.1
1995 211,532,000 1.7 1.6 1.1 -- 0.5 0.2
1996 214,047,000 1.9 1.7 1.1 -- 0.6 0.2
1997 216,206,000 1.9 1.9 1.1 -- 0.6 0.3
1998 218,445,000 1.7 1.6 0.9 -- 0.4 0.1
1999 221,123,000 1.7 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.2
2000 223,280,000 1.5 1.6 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.1
2001 225,636,000 1.9 2.0 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.2
2002 235,143,000 2.5 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.2
2003 237,682,000 2.5 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.1
2004 240,515,000 2.4 1.6 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.2
2005 243,220,000 2.3 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.2
2006 246,022,000 2.5 1.6 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.2
2007 247,845,000 2.3 1.5 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.1
2008 249,815,000 2.1 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.2


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