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

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Relative Popularity


Trends in Past Month Substance Use (1979 - 2008) Trends in Drug (1979 - 2008) Use by Number of Users Trends in Alcohol Use Trends in Cigarette Use Trends in Use of Any Illicit Trends in Marijuana Use Trends in Use of Any Illicit Not Marijuana Trends in Non-medical Use of Pills Trends in Past Month Substance Use (1979 - 2008) by Number of Users Trends in Drug Use by Number of Users -- 1 of 2 Trends in Alcohol Use Trends in Cigarette Use Trends in Use of Any Illicit Trends in Marijuana Use Trends in Use of Any Illicit Not Marijuana Trends in Non-medical Use of Pills

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

Trends in Past Month Substance Use Among Those 12 and Older -- by Percent of Population (1979 - 2008)
Year Pop. 12 or Older Alcohol Cigarettes Any Illicit Marijuana Any Not Pot Pills
1979 180,343,000 63.2 -- 14.1 13.2 -- --
1982 186,440,000 56.6 -- -- 11.5 -- --
1985 192,605,000 60.2 38.7 12.1 9.7 6.1 3.8
1988 198,347,000 54.9 35.3 7.7 6.2 3.4 2.1
1991 202,859,000 52.2 33.0 6.6 5.1 3.0 1.9
1992 205,713,000 49.0 31.9 5.8 4.7 2.4 1.5
1993 207,199,000 50.8 29.6 5.9 4.6 2.4 1.5
1994 209,411,000 53.9 28.6 6.0 4.8 2.3 1.2
1995 211,532,000 52.2 28.8 6.1 4.7 2.6 1.2
1996 214,047,000 51.0 28.9 6.1 4.7 2.7 1.4
1997 216,206,000 51.4 29.6 6.4 5.1 2.6 1.2
1998 218,445,000 51.7 27.7 6.2 5.0 2.5 1.1
1999 221,123,000 46.4 25.8 6.3 4.7 2.7 1.8
2000 223,280,000 46.6 24.9 6.3 4.8 2.6 1.7
2001 225,636,000 48.3 24.9 7.1 5.4 3.1 2.1
2002 235,143,000 51.0 26.0 8.3 6.2 3.7 2.7
2003 237,682,000 50.1 25.4 8.2 6.2 3.7 2.7
2004 240,515,000 50.3 24.9 7.9 6.1 3.4 2.5
2005 243,220,000 51.8 24.9 8.1 6.0 3.7 2.7
2006 246,022,000 50.9 25.0 8.3 6.0 3.9 2.9
2007 247,845,000 51.1 24.2 8.0 5.8 3.7 2.8
2008 249,815,000 51.6 23.9 8.0 6.1 3.4 2.5


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