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National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Cigarette Use (1985 - 2008)

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Relative Popularity


Trends in Cigarette Use (1979 - 2008) by Percent of Population Trends in Alcohol Use (1979 - 2008) by Percent of Population Trends in Lifetime Drug Use (1979 - 2008) by Percent of Population Trends in Past Year Drug Use (1979 - 2008) by Percent of Population Trends in Past Month Drug Use (1979 - 2008) by Percent of Population Trends in Cigarette Use (1979 - 2008) by Number of Users Trends in Lifetime Drug Use (1979 - 2008) by Number of Users Trends in Past Year Drug Use (1979 - 2008) by Number of Users Trends in Past Month Drug Use (1979 - 2008) by Number of Users

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

Cigarette Use Among Those 12 and Older -- by Percent of Population (1985 - 2008)
Year Ever Used Past Year Past Month
1985 78.0 40.5 38.7
1988 77.4 38.5 35.3
1991 74.9 36.2 33.0
1992 73.1 35.2 31.9
1993 73.3 33.2 29.6
1994 73.3 31.7 28.6
1995 71.8 32.0 28.8
1996 71.6 32.3 28.9
1997 70.5 32.7 29.6
1998 69.7 30.6 27.7
1999 68.2 30.1 25.8
2000 66.5 29.1 24.9
2001 67.2 29.1 24.9
2002 69.1 30.3 26.0
2003 68.7 29.4 25.4
2004 67.3 29.1 24.9
2005 66.6 29.1 24.9
2006 66.3 29.1 25.0
2007 65.3 28.5 24.2
2008 65.1 28.0 23.9


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