| Trends in Heroin Use Among Those 12 and Older | |
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| Sources: | National Survey on Drug Use and Health National Household Survey on Drug Abuse |
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| Trends in Heroin Use Among Those 12 and Older | |||||||
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| 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 |