National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Past Year Use Of Most 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 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	140,394,000	78,026,000	26,145,000	11,988,000
1988	198,347,000	135,044,000	76,446,000	19,492,000	9,151,000
1991	202,859,000	138,113,000	73,419,000	18,067,000	7,314,000
1992	205,713,000	133,090,000	72,409,000	16,322,000	6,260,000
1993	207,199,000	137,771,000	68,831,000	17,510,000	6,336,000
1994	209,411,000	140,121,000	66,475,000	17,813,000	6,056,000
1995	211,532,000	138,314,000	67,639,000	17,755,000	6,166,000
1996	214,047,000	138,912,000	69,098,000	18,398,000	6,652,000
1997	216,206,000	138,500,000	70,709,000	19,446,000	6,112,000
1998	218,445,000	139,807,000	66,735,000	18,710,000	5,759,000
1999	221,123,000	137,741,000	66,636,000	19,102,000	9,220,000
2000	223,280,000	138,179,000	65,009,000	18,589,000	8,761,000
2001	225,636,000	143,638,000	65,577,000	21,086,000	11,102,000
2002	235,143,000	155,476,000	71,310,000	25,755,000	14,795,000
2003	237,682,000	154,540,000	69,853,000	25,231,000	15,163,000
2004	240,515,000	156,686,000	69,909,000	25,451,000	14,849,000
2005	243,220,000	161,626,000	70,832,000	25,375,000	15,346,000
2006	246,022,000	162,415,000	71,676,000	25,378,000	16,482,000
2007	247,845,000	162,876,000	70,569,000	25,085,000	16,280,000
2008	249,815,000	165,071,000	69,991,000	25,768,000	15,166,000

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