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National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Alcohol Use (1979 - 2008)

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Relative Popularity

Lifetime, Past Year and Past Month Alcohol Use by Percentage of Population Return to Trends in Alcohol Use Trends in Lifetime Drug Use (1979 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Drug Use (1979 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Drug Use (1979 - 2008) Lifetime, Past Year and Past Month Alcohol Use Return to Trends in Alcohol Use Trends in Lifetime Drug Use (1979 - 2008) Trends in Past Year Drug Use (1979 - 2008) Trends in Past Month Drug Use (1979 - 2008)

Sources: National Survey on Drug Use and Health & National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Multiple Years

Trends in Alcohol Use Among Those 12 and Older -- by Percent of Population (1979 - 2008)
Year Ever Used Past Year Past Month
1979 88.5 72.9 63.2
1982 85.5 67.9 56.6
1985 84.9 72.9 60.2
1988 84.0 68.1 54.9
1991 83.6 68.1 52.2
1992 81.9 64.7 49.0
1993 82.6 66.5 50.8
1994 84.2 66.9 53.9
1995 82.3 65.4 52.2
1996 82.6 64.9 51.0
1997 81.9 64.1 51.4
1998 81.3 64.0 51.7
1999 81.3 62.3 46.4
2000 81.0 61.9 46.6
2001 81.7 63.7 48.3
2002 83.1 66.1 51.0
2003 83.1 65.0 50.1
2004 82.4 65.1 50.3
2005 82.9 66.5 51.8
2006 82.7 66.0 50.9
2007 82.3 65.7 51.1
2008 82.2 66.1 51.6

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