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2001 National Household  Survey on Drug Abuse
Table Of Contents

Illicit Drug Use Tables - Tables H.1 to H.20

 

20814 (1.1A)
Table H.1 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

86,931b

94,140

24,535b

28,409

14,027b

15,910

    Marijuana and Hashish

76,321b

83,272

18,589b

21,086

10,714b

12,122

    Cocaine

24,896b

27,788

3,328b

4,186

1,213b

1,676

      Crack

5,307a

6,222

721b

1,027

265

406

    Heroin

2,779

3,091

308

456

130

123

    Hallucinogens2

26,125b

28,317

3,483b

4,597

971b

1,264

      LSD

19,642

20,202

1,749

1,612

403

320

      PCP

5,804

6,025

264

250

54

54

      Ecstasy

6,482b

8,131

--

3,247

--

786

    Inhalants

16,702b

18,219

1,918

1,922

622

539

    Nonmedical Use of Any
    Psychotherapeutic3

32,443b

36,028

8,761b

11,102

3,849b

4,811

      Pain Relievers

19,210b

22,133

6,466b

8,353

2,782b

3,497

      Tranquilizers

13,007

13,945

2,731b

3,673

1,000a

1,358

      Stimulants

14,661a

16,007

2,112a

2,486

788

1,018

        Methamphetamine

8,843

9,600

1,031

1,341

387

576

      Sedatives

7,142

7,477

611

806

175

306

    Any Illicit Drug
    Other Than Marijuana1

52,605b

57,785

13,052b

15,861

5,711b

7,003

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana includes cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2 Due to a questionnaire change in 2001, comparison of hallucinogen estimates (except lifetime) with prior estimates should be interpreted with caution. See Appendix C.
3 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

20814 (1.1B)
Table H.2 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

38.9b

41.7

11.0b

12.6

6.3b

7.1

    Marijuana and Hashish

34.2b

36.9

8.3b

9.3

4.8b

5.4

    Cocaine

11.2b

12.3

1.5b

1.9

0.5b

0.7

      Crack

2.4a

2.8

0.3a

0.5

0.1

0.2

    Heroin

1.2

1.4

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

    Hallucinogens2

11.7b

12.5

1.6b

2.0

0.4b

0.6

      LSD

8.8

9.0

0.8

0.7

0.2

0.1

      PCP

2.6

2.7

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

      Ecstasy

2.9b

3.6

--

1.4

--

0.3

    Inhalants

7.5a

8.1

0.9

0.9

0.3

0.2

    Nonmedical Use of Any
    Psychotherapeutic3

14.5b

16.0

3.9b

4.9

1.7b

2.1

      Pain Relievers

8.6b

9.8

2.9b

3.7

1.2b

1.6

      Tranquilizers

5.8

6.2

1.2b

1.6

0.4a

0.6

      Stimulants

6.6a

7.1

0.9

1.1

0.4

0.5

        Methamphetamine

4.0

4.3

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.3

      Sedatives

3.2

3.3

0.3

0.4

0.1

0.1

    Any Illicit Drug
    Other Than Marijuana1

23.6b

25.6

5.8b

7.0

2.6b

3.1

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana includes cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2 Due to a questionnaire change in 2001, comparison of hallucinogen estimates (except lifetime) with prior estimates should be interpreted with caution. See Appendix C.
3 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

20814 (1.2B)
Table H.3 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

26.9a

28.4

18.6b

20.8

9.7b

10.8

    Marijuana and Hashish

18.3b

19.7

13.4b

15.2

7.2a

8.0

    Cocaine

2.4

2.3

1.7

1.5

0.6

0.4

      Crack

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.1

0.1

    Heroin

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

    Hallucinogens2

5.8

5.7

3.9

4.0

1.2

1.2

      LSD

3.6a

3.1

2.2

1.9

0.5

0.4

      PCP

1.1

1.0

0.5

0.5

0.1

0.1

      Ecstasy

2.6a

3.2

--

2.4

--

0.6

    Inhalants

8.9

8.6

3.5

3.5

1.0

1.0

    Nonmedical Use of Any
    Psychotherapeutic3

10.9

11.6

7.1b

7.9

3.0

3.2

      Pain Relievers

8.4b

9.4

5.4b

6.4

2.3

2.6

      Tranquilizers

2.5

2.6

1.6

1.7

0.5

0.5

      Stimulants

4.0

3.7

2.4

2.2

0.8

0.7

        Methamphetamine

1.3

1.4

0.8

0.8

0.3

0.2

      Sedatives

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.3

0.2

0.1

    Any Illicit Drug
    Other Than Marijuana1

18.1

18.7

11.3a

12.0

4.6

4.9

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana includes cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2 Due to a questionnaire change in 2001, comparison of hallucinogen estimates (except lifetime) with prior estimates should be interpreted with caution. See Appendix C.
3 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

20814 (1.3B)
Table H.4 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

51.2b

55.6

27.9b

31.9

15.9b

18.8

    Marijuana and Hashish

45.7b

50.0

23.7b

26.7

13.6b

16.0

    Cocaine

10.9b

13.0

4.4b

5.7

1.4b

1.9

      Crack

2.8b

3.4

0.7a

0.9

0.1a

0.3

    Heroin

1.4

1.6

0.4

0.5

0.1b

0.2

    Hallucinogens2

19.3b

22.1

6.8b

9.3

1.8b

2.7

      LSD

14.0b

15.3

3.4

3.3

0.8

0.6

      PCP

2.3

2.6

0.3

0.4

0.1

0.1

      Ecstasy

9.7b

13.1

--

6.9

--

1.7

    Inhalants

12.8

13.4

2.4

2.5

0.6

0.6

    Nonmedical Use of Any
    Psychotherapeutic3

19.5b

23.3

9.3b

12.1

3.6b

4.8

      Pain Relievers

14.6b

18.2

7.3b

9.6

2.7b

3.6

      Tranquilizers

7.4b

8.9

3.0b

4.2

1.0a

1.3

      Stimulants

7.6b

9.5

2.4b

3.4

0.8b

1.3

        Methamphetamine

4.1b

5.1

1.2a

1.7

0.3b

0.7

      Sedatives

1.6

1.9

0.6

0.6

0.1

0.2

    Any Illicit Drug
    Other Than Marijuana1

31.9b

35.4

14.8b

18.4

5.9b

7.8

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana includes cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2 Due to a questionnaire change in 2001, comparison of hallucinogen estimates (except lifetime) with prior estimates should be interpreted with caution. See Appendix C.
3 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

20814 (1.4B)
Table H.5 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 26 or Older: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

38.5b

41.2

7.1b

8.2

4.2

4.5

    Marijuana and Hashish

34.4b

37.0

5.0a

5.6

3.0

3.2

    Cocaine

12.4b

13.6

1.0a

1.2

0.4

0.6

      Crack

2.5a

2.9

0.3a

0.4

0.1

0.2

    Heroin

1.3

1.5

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.0

    Hallucinogens2

11.2

11.9

0.4a

0.5

0.1

0.1

      LSD

8.6

8.7

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

      PCP

2.9

2.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

*

      Ecstasy

1.8

2.0

--

0.4

--

0.1

    Inhalants

6.4a

7.1

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

    Nonmedical Use of Any
    Psychotherapeutic3

14.2a

15.3

2.6b

3.3

1.2

1.5

      Pain Relievers

7.6a

8.4

1.8b

2.3

0.9

1.1

      Tranquilizers

6.0

6.2

0.9a

1.2

0.4

0.5

      Stimulants

6.7

7.1

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.3

        Methamphetamine

4.3

4.5

0.3

0.4

0.1

0.2

      Sedatives

3.8

3.9

0.2a

0.3

0.1

0.1

    Any Illicit Drug
    Other Than Marijuana1

22.9b

24.9

3.6b

4.4

1.7

2.0

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana includes cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2 Due to a questionnaire change in 2001, comparison of hallucinogen estimates (except lifetime) with prior estimates should be interpreted with caution. See Appendix C.
3 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

20814 (1.5B)
Table H.6 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs among Youths Aged 12 or 13: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

12.6

12.6

7.2

8.2

3.0a

3.8

    Marijuana and Hashish

4.0

3.9

2.7

3.1

1.1

1.5

    Cocaine

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.0

      Crack

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

    Heroin

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

*

    Hallucinogens2

1.3

1.3

0.8

0.9

0.2

0.2

      LSD

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

      PCP

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

      Ecstasy

0.3

0.5

--

0.4

--

0.1

    Inhalants

6.8

6.1

2.8

2.9

0.7

0.9

    Nonmedical Use of Any
    Psychotherapeutic3

5.6

5.6

3.5

3.7

1.6

1.8

      Pain Relievers

4.4

4.7

2.5

3.1

1.3

1.5

      Tranquilizers

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.1

      Stimulants

1.7

1.2

1.1

0.8

0.3

0.3

        Methamphetamine

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

      Sedatives

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

    Any Illicit Drug
    Other Than Marijuana1

10.8

10.6

5.9

6.4

2.3

2.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana includes cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2 Due to a questionnaire change in 2001, comparison of hallucinogen estimates (except lifetime) with prior estimates should be interpreted with caution. See Appendix C.
3 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

20814 (1.6B)
Table H.7 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs among Youths Aged 14 or 15: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

27.2

28.8

19.2b

21.5

9.8

10.9

    Marijuana and Hashish

17.5

18.8

13.3a

14.8

6.9

7.6

    Cocaine

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.1

0.5

0.4

      Crack

0.5

0.4

0.5a

0.2

0.1

0.1

    Heroin

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

    Hallucinogens2

4.9

5.1

3.7

4.0

0.9

1.1

      LSD

2.9

2.7

2.1

1.8

0.4

0.6

      PCP

1.1a

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.1

0.1

      Ecstasy

2.0a

2.7

--

2.3

--

0.5

    Inhalants

9.9

9.7

4.1

4.2

1.2

1.3

    Nonmedical Use of Any
    Psychotherapeutic3

11.0

12.0

7.4a

8.5

3.0

3.5

      Pain Relievers

8.5a

9.9

5.5b

6.9

2.4

2.9

      Tranquilizers

2.3

2.5

1.5

1.8

0.4

0.5

      Stimulants

4.0

3.6

2.5

2.4

0.8

0.7

        Methamphetamine

1.2

1.3

0.7

0.9

0.2

0.2

      Sedatives

0.7

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.1

    Any Illicit Drug
    Other Than Marijuana1

18.6

19.6

11.8

12.9

4.6

5.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana includes cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
2 Due to a questionnaire change in 2001, comparison of hallucinogen estimates (except lifetime) with prior estimates should be interpreted with caution. See Appendix C.
3 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

20814 (1.7B)
Table H.8 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs among Youths Aged 16 or 17: 2000 and 2001

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Any Illicit Drug1

41.3a

43.6

29.8b

32.8

16.4

17.8

    Marijuana and Hashish

34.0a

36.4

24.5b

27.6

13.7

14.9

    Cocaine

4.9

4.9

3.2

3.1

1.1

0.9

      Crack

1.2

1.4

0.6

0.8

0.1

0.2

    Heroin

0.6

0.5

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

    Hallucinogens2

11.3

10.8

7.3

7.2

2.3

2.3

      LSD

7.5

6.4

4.1

3.7

1.1a

0.7

      PCP

1.8

1.9

0.7

0.8

0.1

0.2

      Ecstasy

5.6

6.3

--

4.4

--

1.4

    Inhalants

10.0

10.0

3.7