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Drug War Statistics, Charts and Graphs

Drug Use Statistics
Topic Data Source Years Covered
MTF Overview Monitoring The Future (MTF) Varies by Cohort
8th Grade Monitoring The Future (MTF) 1991 - 2005
10th Grade Monitoring The Future (MTF) 1991 - 2005
12th Grade Monitoring The Future (MTF) 1975 - 2005
College Students Monitoring The Future (MTF) 1980 - 2004
Age 19 to 28 Monitoring The Future (MTF) 1986 - 2004
Drug Use Among Those 12 or Older National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 1979, 1982, 1985,
1988, 1990 - 2004
First Time Use National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 1965 - 2003

Potential Health Consequences of Drug Use
Topic Data Source Years Covered
Drug Rehab Admissions Treatment Episode Data Sets (TEDS) 1992 - 2002
Drug Related Emergency Dept Visits Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) 1995 - 2002
Drug Induced Deaths Centers for Disease Control, Mortality Database (CDC WONDER) 1979 - 1998,
1999 - 2002

Potential Legal Consequences of Drug Use
Topic Data Source Years Covered
Overall Arrest Data FBI Pub: Crime in the U.S., for each year 1970 - 2004
Arrests For Drug Offenses FBI Pub: Crime in the U.S., for each year 1970 - 2004
Arrests For Intoxicant Offenses (incl. alcohol) FBI Pub: Crime in the U.S., for each year 1970 - 2004

Price, Purity, Consumer Spending, Overall Consumption, and Seizures
Topic Data Source Years Covered
Drug Price Trends ONDCP Publication: The Price of Illicit Drugs 1981 - 2002
Drug Purity Trends ONDCP Publication: The Price of Illicit Drugs 1981 - 2002
Consumer Spending ONDCP Publication: What America’s Users Spend on Illegal Drugs 1988 - 2000
Drug Consumption ONDCP 2003 Drug Control Strategy 1988 - 2000
Drug Seizures ONDCP 2003 Drug Control Strategy 1989 - 2001

Traffic Accident Statistics
Topic Data Source Years Covered
Highway Fatalities NHTSA Pub: Traffic Safety Facts 2003 1966 - 2003
Fatality Rates NHTSA Pub: Traffic Safety Facts 2003 1966 - 2003
Highway Crashes NHTSA Pub: Traffic Safety Facts 2003 1988 - 2003

Workplace Injury and Fatality Statistics
Topic Data Source Years Covered
Workplace Fatalities BLS (CFOI),
NIOSH (NTOF)
1980 - 2002
Fatality Rates BLS (CFOI),
NIOSH (NTOF)
1980 - 2002
Workplace Injuries BLS (SOII) 1976 - 1997
Injury Rates BLS Pub: Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 2001 1973 - 2001


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