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

Trends by Drug Type

Trends by Relative Popularity

Trends in Heroin Use Among Those 12 and Older (1979 - 2008)
		Ever Used		Past Year		Past Month
Year	Pop. 12 or Older	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1979	180,343,000	2,324,000	1.3	427,000	0.2	128,000	0.0710
1982	186,440,000	1,771,000	1.0	323,000	0.2	162,000	0.0869
1985	192,605,000	1,826,000	0.9	347,000	0.2	137,000	0.0711
1988	198,347,000	1,749,000	0.9	508,000	0.3	79,000	0.0398
1991	202,859,000	2,433,000	1.2	359,000	0.2	71,000	0.0350
1992	205,713,000	1,687,000	0.8	304,000	0.1	92,000	0.0447
1993	207,199,000	2,102,000	1.0	230,000	0.1	68,000	0.0328
1994	209,411,000	2,083,000	1.0	281,000	0.1	117,000	0.0559
1995	211,532,000	2,451,000	1.2	428,000	0.2	196,000	0.0927
1996	214,047,000	2,444,000	1.1	455,000	0.2	216,000	0.1009
1997	216,206,000	2,019,000	0.9	597,000	0.3	325,000	0.1503
1998	218,445,000	2,371,000	1.1	253,000	0.1	130,000	0.0595
1999	221,123,000	3,054,000	1.4	353,000	0.2	154,000	0.0696
2000	223,280,000	2,779,000	1.2	308,000	0.1	130,000	0.0582
2001	225,636,000	3,091,000	1.4	456,000	0.2	123,000	0.0545
2002	235,143,000	3,668,000	1.6	404,000	0.2	166,000	0.0706
2003	237,682,000	3,744,000	1.6	314,000	0.1	119,000	0.0501
2004	240,515,000	3,145,000	1.3	398,000	0.2	166,000	0.0690
2005	243,220,000	3,534,000	1.5	379,000	0.2	136,000	0.0559
2006	246,022,000	3,785,000	1.5	560,000	0.2	338,000	0.1374
2007	247,845,000	3,780,000	1.5	366,000	0.1	153,000	0.0617
2008	249,815,000	3,788,000	1.5	453,000	0.2	213,000	0.0852

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