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National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Trends in Past Year Use of the Moderately Popular
Intoxicating Substance Types (1979 - 2006)


[Trends in Drug Use] [Trends in Drug Popularity]

Trends in Past Year Use of the Three Moderately Popular Intoxicating Substance Types (1979 - 2006) by Percentage of Population Trends in Cocaine Use (1979 -2006) Trends in Hallucinogens Use (1979 -2006) Trends in Inhalants Use (1979 -2006)
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 Past Year Use of Moderately Popular Intoxicating Substances Among Those 12 and Older
  Cocaine Hallucinogens Inhalants
Year Pop. 12 or Older Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
1979 180,343,000 8,608,000 4.8 5,260,000 2.9 -- --
1982 186,440,000 10,458,000 5.6 4,149,000 2.2 -- --
1985 192,605,000 9,839,000 5.1 3,198,000 1.7 2,657,000 1.4
1988 198,347,000 7,151,000 3.6 3,200,000 1.6 2,441,000 1.2
1991 202,859,000 5,284,000 2.6 2,562,000 1.3 2,379,000 1.2
1992 205,713,000 4,332,000 2.1 2,530,000 1.2 1,889,000 0.9
1993 207,199,000 3,947,000 1.9 2,479,000 1.2 1,940,000 0.9
1994 209,411,000 3,664,000 1.7 2,725,000 1.3 2,213,000 1.1
1995 211,532,000 3,664,000 1.7 3,416,000 1.6 2,308,000 1.1
1996 214,047,000 4,033,000 1.9 3,602,000 1.7 2,427,000 1.1
1997 216,206,000 4,169,000 1.9 4,063,000 1.9 2,329,000 1.1
1998 218,445,000 3,811,000 1.7 3,565,000 1.6 2,009,000 0.9
1999 221,123,000 3,742,000 1.7 3,191,000 1.4 1,937,000 0.9
2000 223,280,000 3,328,000 1.5 3,483,000 1.6 1,918,000 0.9
2001 225,636,000 4,186,000 1.9 4,597,000 2.0 1,922,000 0.9
2002 235,143,000 5,902,000 2.5 4,749,000 2.0 2,084,000 0.9
2003 237,682,000 5,908,000 2.5 3,936,000 1.7 2,075,000 0.9
2004 240,515,000 5,658,000 2.4 3,878,000 1.6 2,255,000 0.9
2005 243,220,000 5,523,000 2.3 3,809,000 1.6 2,187,000 0.9
2006 246,022,000 6,069,000 2.5 3,956,000 1.6 2,218,000 0.9


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