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National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Trends in Non-medical Stimulant Use (1985 - 2006)


[Trends in Drug Use] [Trends in Non-medical Pill Use]

Trends in Non-medical Stimulants Use (1985 - 2006) by Number of Users Trends in Lifetime Drug Use (1979 - 2006) Trends in Past Year Drug Use (1979 - 2006) Trends in Past Month Drug Use (1979 - 2006)
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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Non-medical Stimulant Use Among Those 12 and Older (Number of Users)
Year Ever Used Past Year Past Month
1979 -- -- --
1982 -- -- --
1985 14,139,000 5,637,000 3,407,000
1988 11,241,000 3,698,000 2,383,000
1991 11,385,000 2,010,000 906,000
1992 10,284,000 1,478,000 688,000
1993 10,007,000 1,774,000 976,000
1994 9,671,000 1,419,000 678,000
1995 10,360,000 1,656,000 798,000
1996 10,075,000 1,896,000 763,000
1997 9,781,000 1,687,000 612,000
1998 9,614,000 1,489,000 633,000
1999 15,922,000 2,291,000 950,000
2000 14,661,000 2,112,000 788,000
2001 16,007,000 2,486,000 1,018,000
2002 21,072,000 3,181,000 1,218,000
2003 20,798,000 2,751,000 1,191,000
2004 19,982,000 2,918,000 1,189,000
2005 19,080,000 2,771,000 1,067,000
2006 20,118,000 3,394,000 1,191,000


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