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National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Past Year Use Of Least Popular Drug Types


Use Trends by Drug Type Overview of Trends in Popularity Use Trends from Monitoring the Future
Trends in Past Year Use of Least Popular Drug Types by Number of Users (1985 - 2008) Trends in Methamphetamine Use Trends in Crack Use Trends in PCP Use Trends in Heroin Use Trends in Past Year Use of Least Popular Drug Types by Percentage of Population (1985 - 2008) Trends in Methamphetamine Use Trends in Crack Use Trends in PCP 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 Use of the Least Popular Intoxicating Substances Among Those 12 and Older by Number of Users
Year Pop. 12 or Older Methamphetamine Crack PCP Heroin
1985 192,605,000 -- -- 455,000 347,000
1988 198,347,000 -- 1,459,000 167,000 508,000
1991 202,859,000 -- 1,451,000 172,000 359,000
1992 205,713,000 -- 1,144,000 207,000 304,000
1993 207,199,000 -- 1,416,000 199,000 230,000
1994 209,411,000 -- 1,258,000 206,000 281,000
1995 211,532,000 -- 1,018,000 322,000 428,000
1996 214,047,000 -- 1,375,000 382,000 455,000
1997 216,206,000 -- 1,375,000 369,000 597,000
1998 218,445,000 -- 971,000 346,000 253,000
1999 221,123,000 1,140,000 1,045,000 245,000 353,000
2000 223,280,000 1,031,000 721,000 264,000 308,000
2001 225,636,000 1,341,000 1,027,000 250,000 456,000
2002 235,143,000 1,755,000 1,554,000 235,000 404,000
2003 237,682,000 1,602,000 1,406,000 219,000 314,000
2004 240,515,000 1,808,000 1,304,000 210,000 398,000
2005 243,220,000 1,603,000 1,381,000 164,000 379,000
2006 246,022,000 1,889,000 1,479,000 187,000 560,000
2007 247,845,000 1,343,000 1,451,000 137,000 366,000
2008 249,815,000 850,000 1,109,000 99,000 453,000


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