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

Trends by Drug Type Trends by Relative Popularity


Trends in Past Year 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 Year 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 Year 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 72.9 -- 17.5 16.6 -- --
1982 186,440,000 67.9 -- -- 15.9 -- --
1985 192,605,000 72.9 40.5 16.3 13.6 9.7 6.2
1988 198,347,000 68.1 38.5 12.4 9.8 7.5 4.6
1991 202,859,000 68.1 36.2 11.1 8.9 6.2 3.6
1992 205,713,000 64.7 35.2 9.7 7.9 5.3 3.0
1993 207,199,000 66.5 33.2 10.3 8.5 5.3 3.1
1994 209,411,000 66.9 31.7 10.8 8.5 5.3 2.9
1995 211,532,000 65.4 32.0 10.7 8.4 5.4 2.9
1996 214,047,000 64.9 32.3 10.8 8.6 5.4 3.1
1997 216,206,000 64.1 32.7 11.2 9.0 5.5 2.8
1998 218,445,000 64.0 30.6 10.6 8.6 4.9 2.6
1999 221,123,000 62.3 30.1 11.5 8.6 6.1 4.2
2000 223,280,000 61.9 29.1 11.0 8.3 5.8 3.9
2001 225,636,000 63.7 29.1 12.6 9.3 7.0 4.9
2002 235,143,000 66.1 30.3 14.9 11.0 8.7 6.3
2003 237,682,000 65.0 29.4 14.7 10.6 8.5 6.4
2004 240,515,000 65.1 29.1 14.5 10.6 8.2 6.2
2005 243,220,000 66.5 29.1 14.4 10.4 8.3 6.3
2006 246,022,000 66.0 29.1 14.5 10.3 8.6 6.7
2007 247,845,000 65.7 28.5 14.4 10.1 8.5 6.6
2008 249,815,000 66.1 28.0 14.2 10.3 8.0 6.1


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