National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Lifetime Use Of Most Popular Drug Types

Use Trends by Drug Type

Overview of Trends in Popularity

Use Trends from Monitoring the Future

Trends in Lifetime Use of the Most Popular Intoxicating Substances Among Those 12 and Older by Number of Users
Year	Pop. 12 or Older	Alcohol	Cigarettes	Marijuana	Pills
1985	192,605,000	163,608,000	150,233,000	56,547,000	29,386,000
1988	198,347,000	166,571,000	153,466,000	60,755,000	22,258,000
1991	202,859,000	169,640,000	151,922,000	61,900,000	24,053,000
1992	205,713,000	168,572,000	150,283,000	62,075,000	22,552,000
1993	207,199,000	171,167,000	151,936,000	64,149,000	21,793,000
1994	209,411,000	176,290,000	153,509,000	65,229,000	20,926,000
1995	211,532,000	174,182,000	151,917,000	65,545,000	21,446,000
1996	214,047,000	176,707,000	153,252,000	68,571,000	20,409,000
1997	216,206,000	177,112,000	152,476,000	71,112,000	19,671,000
1998	218,445,000	177,512,000	152,313,000	72,070,000	20,193,000
1999	221,123,000	179,788,000	150,715,000	76,428,000	34,076,000
2000	223,280,000	180,781,000	148,377,000	76,321,000	32,443,000
2001	225,636,000	184,402,000	151,638,000	83,272,000	36,028,000
2002	235,143,000	195,452,000	162,553,000	94,946,000	47,958,000
2003	237,682,000	197,533,000	163,240,000	96,611,000	49,001,000
2004	240,515,000	198,220,000	161,842,000	96,772,000	49,157,000
2005	243,220,000	201,667,000	161,863,000	97,545,000	49,571,000
2006	246,022,000	203,368,000	162,991,000	97,825,000	50,965,000
2007	247,845,000	203,967,000	161,808,000	100,518,000	50,415,000
2008	249,815,000	205,404,000	162,551,000	102,404,000	51,970,000

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