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2000 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

Appendix F1: Substance Use Prevalence Tables (Tables F.1 - F.41)

10703 (1.1A)

Table F.1 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

87,734

86,931

25,402

24,535

13,829

14,027

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

76,428

76,321

19,102

18,589

10,458

10,714

    Cocaine

25,406

24,896

3,742

3,328

1,552

1,213

      Crack

5,910

5,307

1,045a

721

418

265

    Heroin

3,054

2,779

353

308

154

130

    Hallucinogens

25,061

26,125

3,191

3,483

922

971

      LSD

19,215

19,642

1,905

1,749

482

403

      PCP

5,693

5,804

245

264

55

54

    Inhalants

17,138

16,702

1,937

1,918

570

622

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

34,076

32,443

9,220

8,761

3,952

3,849

      Pain Relievers

19,888

19,210

6,582

6,466

2,621

2,782

      Tranquilizers

13,860

13,007

2,728

2,731

1,097

1,000

      Stimulants

15,922a

14,661

2,291

2,112

950

788

        Methamphetamine

9,442

8,843

1,140

1,031

435

387

      Sedatives

7,747

7,142

631

611

229

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

53,268

52,605

13,444

13,052

5,981

5,711

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
2 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, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (1.1B)

Table F.2 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

39.7

38.9

11.5

11.0

6.3

6.3

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

34.6

34.2

8.6

8.3

4.7

4.8

    Cocaine

11.5

11.2

1.7

1.5

0.7

0.5

      Crack

2.7

2.4

0.5a

0.3

0.2

0.1

    Heroin

1.4

1.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

    Hallucinogens

11.3

11.7

1.4

1.6

0.4

0.4

      LSD

8.7

8.8

0.9

0.8

0.2

0.2

      PCP

2.6

2.6

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

    Inhalants

7.8

7.5

0.9

0.9

0.3

0.3

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

15.4a

14.5

4.2

3.9

1.8

1.7

      Pain Relievers

9.0

8.6

3.0

2.9

1.2

1.2

      Tranquilizers

6.3

5.8

1.2

1.2

0.5

0.4

      Stimulants

7.2a

6.6

1.0

0.9

0.4

0.4

        Methamphetamine

4.3

4.0

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.2

      Sedatives

3.5

3.2

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

24.1

23.6

6.1

5.8

2.7

2.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
2 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, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (1.2B)

Table F.3 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 to 17: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

27.6

26.9

19.8a

18.6

9.8

9.7

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

18.7

18.3

14.2

13.4

7.2

7.2

    Cocaine

2.4

2.4

1.6

1.7

0.5

0.6

      Crack

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.1

0.1

    Heroin

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.2a

0.1

    Hallucinogens

5.7

5.8

3.8

3.9

1.1

1.2

      LSD

3.8

3.6

2.4

2.2

0.6

0.5

      PCP

0.9

1.1

0.4

0.5

0.1

0.1

    Inhalants

9.1

8.9

3.9

3.5

1.1

1.0

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

10.9

10.9

7.1

7.1

2.9

3.0

      Pain Relievers

8.2

8.4

5.5

5.4

2.1

2.3

      Tranquilizers

2.5

2.5

1.6

1.6

0.5

0.5

      Stimulants

3.9

4.0

2.1

2.4

0.7

0.8

        Methamphetamine

1.4

1.3

0.7

0.8

0.2

0.3

      Sedatives

0.8

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

18.3

18.1

11.6

11.3

4.5

4.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
2 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, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (1.3B)

Table F.4 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

52.6

51.2

29.1

27.9

16.4

15.9

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

46.8

45.7

24.5

23.7

14.2

13.6

    Cocaine

11.9a

10.9

5.2b

4.4

1.7

1.4

      Crack

3.3a

2.8

1.0b

0.7

0.3a

0.1

    Heroin

1.8a

1.4

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.1

    Hallucinogens

19.3

19.3

6.8

6.8

1.9

1.8

      LSD

14.7

14.0

4.0a

3.4

1.0

0.8

      PCP

2.4

2.3

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

    Inhalants

14.1b

12.8

2.6

2.4

0.6

0.6

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

20.9b

19.5

9.9

9.3

3.7

3.6

      Pain Relievers

15.2

14.6

7.6

7.3

2.6

2.7

      Tranquilizers

7.9

7.4

3.1

3.0

1.1

1.0

      Stimulants

9.0b

7.6

3.0a

2.4

1.1a

0.8

        Methamphetamine

5.2b

4.1

1.5

1.2

0.5

0.3

      Sedatives

2.0

1.6

0.6

0.6

0.2

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

33.3a

31.9

15.7

14.8

6.1

5.9

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
2 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, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (1.4B)

Table F.5 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 26 or Older: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

39.2

38.5

7.4

7.1

4.1

4.2

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

34.7

34.4

5.2

5.0

2.8

3.0

    Cocaine

12.7

12.4

1.1

1.0

0.6

0.4

      Crack

2.9

2.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

    Heroin

1.4

1.3

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

    Hallucinogens

10.8

11.2

0.2a

0.4

0.1

0.1

      LSD

8.4

8.6

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

      PCP

2.8

2.9

0.0

0.0

*

0.0

    Inhalants

6.5

6.4

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

15.1

14.2

2.8

2.6

1.3

1.2

      Pain Relievers

8.1

7.6

1.9

1.8

0.8

0.9

      Tranquilizers

6.5

6.0

0.9

0.9

0.4

0.4

      Stimulants

7.3

6.7

0.6

0.5

0.3

0.2

        Methamphetamine

4.5

4.3

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

      Sedatives

4.1

3.8

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

23.3

22.9

3.7

3.6

1.9

1.7

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
2 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, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (1.5B)

Table F.6 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or 13: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

13.3

12.6

8.6b

7.2

3.9b

3.0

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

4.0

4.0

3.2

2.7

1.5

1.1

    Cocaine

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

      Crack

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

    Heroin

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

    Hallucinogens

1.4

1.3

0.8

0.8

0.3

0.2

      LSD

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.1

0.1

      PCP

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.0

    Inhalants

6.8

6.8

3.5a

2.8

1.3b

0.7

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

5.7

5.6

3.9

3.5

1.8

1.6

      Pain Relievers

4.2

4.4

2.9

2.5

1.4

1.3

      Tranquilizers

0.8

0.8

0.5

0.5

0.2

0.1

      Stimulants

1.4

1.7

0.9

1.1

0.3

0.3

        Methamphetamine

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

      Sedatives

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

11.3

10.8

6.9a

5.9

2.9

2.3

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
2 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, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (1.6B)

Table F.7 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 14 or 15: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

28.2

27.2

19.9

19.2

9.8

9.8

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

17.6

17.5

13.5

13.3

6.9

6.9

    Cocaine

1.8

1.9

1.3

1.6

0.5

0.5

      Crack

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.1

0.1

    Heroin

0.2

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0

    Hallucinogens

4.5

4.9

3.3

3.7

0.9

0.9

      LSD

2.9

2.9

1.9

2.1

0.5

0.4

      PCP

1.0

1.1

0.5

0.6

0.2

0.1

    Inhalants

9.9

9.9

4.2

4.1

1.0

1.2

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

11.5

11.0

8.1

7.4

3.4

3.0

      Pain Relievers

8.7

8.5

6.2

5.5

2.5

2.4

      Tranquilizers

2.5

2.3

1.7

1.5

0.6

0.4

      Stimulants

3.9

4.0

2.4

2.5

0.8

0.8

        Methamphetamine

1.3

1.2

0.8

0.7

0.2

0.2

      Sedatives

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.2

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

19.1

18.6

12.1

11.8

4.9

4.6

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
2 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, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (1.7B)

Table F.8 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 16 or 17: 1999 and 2000

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

41.1

41.3

30.4

29.8

15.4

16.4

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

34.3

34.0

25.5

24.5

13.2

13.7

    Cocaine

4.8

4.9

3.1

3.2

0.9

1.1

      Crack

1.1

1.2

0.6

0.6

0.1

0.1

    Heroin

1.0a

0.6

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.1

    Hallucinogens

11.0

11.3

7.3

7.3

2.1

2.3

      LSD

7.8

7.5

4.8

4.1

1.3

1.1

      PCP

1.6

1.8

0.6

0.7

0.1

0.1

    Inhalants

10.6

10.0

4.0

3.7

0.9

1.0

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

15.3

16.2

9.3a

10.4

3.4a

4.3

      Pain Relievers

11.4

12.4

7.2

8.2

2.6a

3.3

      Tranquilizers

4.1

4.6

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