Graphed as percentage of population 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 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 | 131,443,000 | 72.9 | -- | -- | 29,869,000 | 16.6 | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 186,440,000 | 126,534,000 | 67.9 | -- | -- | 29,685,000 | 15.9 | -- | -- |
| 1985 | 192,605,000 | 140,394,000 | 72.9 | 78,026,000 | 40.5 | 26,145,000 | 13.6 | 11,988,000 | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 198,347,000 | 135,044,000 | 68.1 | 76,446,000 | 38.5 | 19,492,000 | 9.8 | 9,151,000 | 4.6 |
| 1991 | 202,859,000 | 138,113,000 | 68.1 | 73,419,000 | 36.2 | 18,067,000 | 8.9 | 7,314,000 | 3.6 |
| 1992 | 205,713,000 | 133,090,000 | 64.7 | 72,409,000 | 35.2 | 16,322,000 | 7.9 | 6,260,000 | 3.0 |
| 1993 | 207,199,000 | 137,771,000 | 66.5 | 68,831,000 | 33.2 | 17,510,000 | 8.5 | 6,336,000 | 3.1 |
| 1994 | 209,411,000 | 140,121,000 | 66.9 | 66,475,000 | 31.7 | 17,813,000 | 8.5 | 6,056,000 | 2.9 |
| 1995 | 211,532,000 | 138,314,000 | 65.4 | 67,639,000 | 32.0 | 17,755,000 | 8.4 | 6,166,000 | 2.9 |
| 1996 | 214,047,000 | 138,912,000 | 64.9 | 69,098,000 | 32.3 | 18,398,000 | 8.6 | 6,652,000 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | 216,206,000 | 138,500,000 | 64.1 | 70,709,000 | 32.7 | 19,446,000 | 9.0 | 6,112,000 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 218,445,000 | 139,807,000 | 64.0 | 66,735,000 | 30.6 | 18,710,000 | 8.6 | 5,759,000 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | 221,123,000 | 137,741,000 | 62.3 | 66,636,000 | 30.1 | 19,102,000 | 8.6 | 9,220,000 | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 223,280,000 | 138,179,000 | 61.9 | 65,009,000 | 29.1 | 18,589,000 | 8.3 | 8,761,000 | 3.9 |
| 2001 | 225,636,000 | 143,638,000 | 63.7 | 65,577,000 | 29.1 | 21,086,000 | 9.3 | 11,102,000 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | 235,143,000 | 155,476,000 | 66.1 | 71,310,000 | 30.3 | 25,755,000 | 11.0 | 14,680,000 | 6.2 |
| 2003 | 237,682,000 | 154,540,000 | 65.0 | 69,853,000 | 29.4 | 25,231,000 | 10.6 | 14,986,000 | 6.3 |
| 2004 | 240,515,000 | 156,686,000 | 65.1 | 69,909,000 | 29.1 | 25,451,000 | 10.6 | 14,643,000 | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 243,220,000 | 161,626,000 | 66.5 | 70,832,000 | 29.1 | 25,375,000 | 10.4 | 15,172,000 | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 246,022,000 | 162,415,000 | 66.0 | 71,676,000 | 29.1 | 25,378,000 | 10.3 | 16,287,000 | 6.6 |