Graphed as number of users 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] | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | 8,608,000 | 4.8 | 5,260,000 | 2.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 427,000 | 0.2 |
| 1982 | 186,440,000 | 10,458,000 | 5.6 | 4,149,000 | 2.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 323,000 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | 192,605,000 | 9,839,000 | 5.1 | 3,198,000 | 1.7 | 2,657,000 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 347,000 | 0.2 |
| 1988 | 198,347,000 | 7,151,000 | 3.6 | 3,200,000 | 1.6 | 2,441,000 | 1.2 | -- | -- | 1,459,000 | 0.7 | 508,000 | 0.3 |
| 1991 | 202,859,000 | 5,284,000 | 2.6 | 2,562,000 | 1.3 | 2,379,000 | 1.2 | -- | -- | 1,451,000 | 0.7 | 359,000 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 205,713,000 | 4,332,000 | 2.1 | 2,530,000 | 1.2 | 1,889,000 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 1,144,000 | 0.6 | 304,000 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 207,199,000 | 3,947,000 | 1.9 | 2,479,000 | 1.2 | 1,940,000 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 1,416,000 | 0.7 | 230,000 | 0.1 |
| 1994 | 209,411,000 | 3,664,000 | 1.7 | 2,725,000 | 1.3 | 2,213,000 | 1.1 | -- | -- | 1,258,000 | 0.6 | 281,000 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 211,532,000 | 3,664,000 | 1.7 | 3,416,000 | 1.6 | 2,308,000 | 1.1 | -- | -- | 1,018,000 | 0.5 | 428,000 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 214,047,000 | 4,033,000 | 1.9 | 3,602,000 | 1.7 | 2,427,000 | 1.1 | -- | -- | 1,375,000 | 0.6 | 455,000 | 0.2 |
| 1997 | 216,206,000 | 4,169,000 | 1.9 | 4,063,000 | 1.9 | 2,329,000 | 1.1 | -- | -- | 1,375,000 | 0.6 | 597,000 | 0.3 |
| 1998 | 218,445,000 | 3,811,000 | 1.7 | 3,565,000 | 1.6 | 2,009,000 | 0.9 | -- | -- | 971,000 | 0.4 | 253,000 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 221,123,000 | 3,742,000 | 1.7 | 3,191,000 | 1.4 | 1,937,000 | 0.9 | 1,140,000 | 0.2 | 1,045,000 | 0.5 | 353,000 | 0.2 |
| 2000 | 223,280,000 | 3,328,000 | 1.5 | 3,483,000 | 1.6 | 1,918,000 | 0.9 | 1,031,000 | 0.2 | 721,000 | 0.3 | 308,000 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | 225,636,000 | 4,186,000 | 1.9 | 4,597,000 | 2.0 | 1,922,000 | 0.9 | 1,341,000 | 0.3 | 1,027,000 | 0.5 | 456,000 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 235,143,000 | 5,902,000 | 2.5 | 4,749,000 | 2.0 | 2,084,000 | 0.9 | 1,755,000 | 0.7 | 1,554,000 | 0.7 | 404,000 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 237,682,000 | 5,908,000 | 2.5 | 3,936,000 | 1.7 | 2,075,000 | 0.9 | 1,602,000 | 0.7 | 1,406,000 | 0.6 | 314,000 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 240,515,000 | 5,658,000 | 2.4 | 3,878,000 | 1.6 | 2,255,000 | 0.9 | 1,808,000 | 0.8 | 1,304,000 | 0.5 | 398,000 | 0.2 |
| 2005 | 243,220,000 | 5,523,000 | 2.3 | 3,809,000 | 1.6 | 2,187,000 | 0.9 | 1,603,000 | 0.7 | 1,381,000 | 0.6 | 379,000 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 246,022,000 | 6,069,000 | 2.5 | 3,956,000 | 1.6 | 2,218,000 | 0.9 | 1,889,000 | 0.8 | 1,479,000 | 0.6 | 560,000 | 0.2 |