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National Survey on Drug Use and Health &
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Trends in Lifetime Use Of Most Popular Drug Types


Use Trends by Drug Type Overview of Trends in Popularity Use Trends from Monitoring the Future
Trends in Lifetime Use of Most Popular Drug Types by Percentage of Population (1985 - 2008) Trends in Alcohol Use Trends in Cigarette Use Trends in Marijuana Use Trends in Nonmedical Use of Pills Trends in Lifetime Use of Most Popular Drug Types by Number of Users (1985 - 2008) Trends in Alcohol Use Trends in Cigarette Use Trends in Marijuana Use Trends in Nonmedical Use of Pills

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

Trends in Lifetime Use of the Most Popular Intoxicating Substances Among Those 12 and Older by Percent of Population
Year Pop. 12 or Older Alcohol Cigarettes Marijuana Pills
1985 192,605,000 84.9 78.0 29.4 15.3
1988 198,347,000 84.0 77.4 30.6 11.2
1991 202,859,000 83.6 74.9 30.5 11.9
1992 205,713,000 81.9 73.1 30.2 11.0
1993 207,199,000 82.6 73.3 31.0 10.5
1994 209,411,000 84.2 73.3 31.1 10.0
1995 211,532,000 82.3 71.8 31.0 10.1
1996 214,047,000 82.6 71.6 32.0 9.5
1997 216,206,000 81.9 70.5 32.9 9.1
1998 218,445,000 81.3 69.7 33.0 9.2
1999 221,123,000 81.3 68.2 34.6 15.4
2000 223,280,000 81.0 66.5 34.2 14.5
2001 225,636,000 81.7 67.2 36.9 16.0
2002 235,143,000 83.1 69.1 40.4 20.4
2003 237,682,000 83.1 68.7 40.6 20.6
2004 240,515,000 82.4 67.3 40.2 20.4
2005 243,220,000 82.9 66.6 40.1 20.4
2006 246,022,000 82.7 66.3 39.8 20.7
2007 247,845,000 82.3 65.3 40.6 20.3
2008 249,815,000 82.2 65.1 41.0 20.8


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