Graphed as number of users age 12 and older
| Sources: | National Survey on Drug Use and Health National Household Survey on Drug Abuse |
| Multiple Years | |
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| Heroin Use Among Those 12 and Older (Percent of Population) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Ever Used | Past Year | Past Month |
| 1979 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0710 |
| 1982 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0869 |
| 1985 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0711 |
| 1988 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0398 |
| 1991 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0350 |
| 1992 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0447 |
| 1993 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0328 |
| 1994 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0559 |
| 1995 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0927 |
| 1996 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.1009 |
| 1997 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1503 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0595 |
| 1999 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0696 |
| 2000 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0582 |
| 2001 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0545 |
| 2002 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0706 |
| 2003 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0501 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0690 |
| 2005 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0559 |
| 2006 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1374 |