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 Use of the Most Popular Intoxicating Substances Among Those 12 and Older | |||||||||
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| Methamphetamine | Crack | PCP | Heroin | ||||||
| Year | Pop. 12 or Older | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 1979 | 180,343,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,324,000 | 1.3 |
| 1982 | 186,440,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1,771,000 | 1.0 |
| 1985 | 192,605,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,811,000 | 2.0 | 1,826,000 | 0.9 |
| 1988 | 198,347,000 | -- | -- | 2,672,000 | 1.3 | 4,143,000 | 2.1 | 1,749,000 | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 202,859,000 | -- | -- | 4,194,000 | 2.1 | 4,936,000 | 2.4 | 2,433,000 | 1.2 |
| 1992 | 205,713,000 | -- | -- | 3,010,000 | 1.5 | 5,550,000 | 2.7 | 1,687,000 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 207,199,000 | -- | -- | 4,034,000 | 1.9 | 5,983,000 | 2.7 | 2,102,000 | 1.0 |
| 1994 | 209,411,000 | -- | -- | 4,042,000 | 1.9 | 5,911,000 | 2.8 | 2,083,000 | 1.0 |
| 1995 | 211,532,000 | -- | -- | 3,895,000 | 1.8 | 6,718,000 | 3.2 | 2,451,000 | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 214,047,000 | -- | -- | 4,628,000 | 2.2 | 6,755,000 | 3.2 | 2,444,000 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | 216,206,000 | -- | -- | 4,208,000 | 1.9 | 6,480,000 | 3.0 | 2,019,000 | 0.9 |
| 1998 | 218,445,000 | -- | -- | 4,476,000 | 2.0 | 7,640,000 | 3.5 | 2,371,000 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | 221,123,000 | 9,442,000 | 4.3 | 5,910,000 | 2.7 | 5,693,000 | 2.6 | 3,054,000 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 223,280,000 | 8,843,000 | 4.0 | 5,307,000 | 2.4 | 5,804,000 | 2.6 | 2,779,000 | 1.2 |
| 2001 | 225,636,000 | 9,600,000 | 4.3 | 6,222,000 | 2.8 | 6,025,000 | 2.7 | 3,091,000 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 235,143,000 | 15,365,000 | 6.5 | 8,402,000 | 3.6 | 7,418,000 | 3.2 | 3,668,000 | 1.6 |
| 2003 | 237,682,000 | 15,139,000 | 6.4 | 7,949,000 | 3.3 | 7,107,000 | 3.0 | 3,744,000 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 240,515,000 | 14,512,000 | 6.0 | 7,840,000 | 3.3 | 6,762,000 | 2.8 | 3,145,000 | 1.3 |
| 2005 | 243,220,000 | 12,663,000 | 5.2 | 7,928,000 | 3.3 | 6,603,000 | 2.7 | 3,534,000 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 246,022,000 | 14,206,000 | 5.8 | 8,554,000 | 3.5 | 6,618,000 | 2.7 | 3,785,000 | 1.5 |