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 Use of the Most Popular Intoxicating Substances Among Those 12 and Older | |||||||||
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| Alcohol | Cigarettes | Marijuana | Pills | ||||||
| Year | Pop. 12 or Older | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent |
| 1979 | 180,343,000 | 159,525,000 | 88.5 | -- | -- | 50,322,000 | 27.9 | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 186,440,000 | 159,415,000 | 85.5 | -- | -- | 53,312,000 | 28.6 | -- | -- |
| 1985 | 192,605,000 | 163,608,000 | 84.9 | 150,233,000 | 78.0 | 56,547,000 | 29.4 | 29,386,000 | 15.3 |
| 1988 | 198,347,000 | 166,571,000 | 84.0 | 153,466,000 | 77.4 | 60,755,000 | 30.6 | 22,258,000 | 11.2 |
| 1991 | 202,859,000 | 169,640,000 | 83.6 | 151,922,000 | 74.9 | 61,900,000 | 30.5 | 24,053,000 | 11.9 |
| 1992 | 205,713,000 | 168,572,000 | 81.9 | 150,283,000 | 73.1 | 62,075,000 | 30.2 | 22,552,000 | 11.0 |
| 1993 | 207,199,000 | 171,167,000 | 82.6 | 151,936,000 | 73.3 | 64,149,000 | 31.0 | 21,793,000 | 10.5 |
| 1994 | 209,411,000 | 176,290,000 | 84.2 | 153,509,000 | 73.3 | 65,229,000 | 31.1 | 20,926,000 | 10.0 |
| 1995 | 211,532,000 | 174,182,000 | 82.3 | 151,917,000 | 71.8 | 65,545,000 | 31.0 | 21,446,000 | 10.1 |
| 1996 | 214,047,000 | 176,707,000 | 82.6 | 153,252,000 | 71.6 | 68,571,000 | 32.0 | 20,409,000 | 9.5 |
| 1997 | 216,206,000 | 177,112,000 | 81.9 | 152,476,000 | 70.5 | 71,112,000 | 32.9 | 19,671,000 | 9.1 |
| 1998 | 218,445,000 | 177,512,000 | 81.3 | 152,313,000 | 69.7 | 72,070,000 | 33.0 | 20,193,000 | 9.2 |
| 1999 | 221,123,000 | 179,788,000 | 81.3 | 150,715,000 | 68.2 | 76,428,000 | 34.6 | 34,076,000 | 15.4 |
| 2000 | 223,280,000 | 180,781,000 | 81.0 | 148,377,000 | 66.5 | 76,321,000 | 34.2 | 32,443,000 | 14.5 |
| 2001 | 225,636,000 | 184,402,000 | 81.7 | 151,638,000 | 67.2 | 83,272,000 | 36.9 | 36,028,000 | 16.0 |
| 2002 | 235,143,000 | 195,452,000 | 83.1 | 162,553,000 | 69.1 | 94,946,000 | 40.4 | 46,558,000 | 19.8 |
| 2003 | 237,682,000 | 197,533,000 | 83.1 | 163,240,000 | 68.7 | 96,611,000 | 40.6 | 47,882,000 | 20.1 |
| 2004 | 240,515,000 | 198,220,000 | 82.4 | 161,842,000 | 67.3 | 96,772,000 | 40.2 | 48,013,000 | 20.0 |
| 2005 | 243,220,000 | 201,667,000 | 82.9 | 161,863,000 | 66.6 | 97,545,000 | 40.1 | 48,709,000 | 20.0 |
| 2006 | 246,022,000 | 203,368,000 | 82.7 | 162,991,000 | 66.3 | 97,825,000 | 39.8 | 49,842,000 | 20.3 |