Illicit Drug Use Tables - 1.1 to 1.110 (Prevalence Estimates)

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Table 1.1A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

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

1,045^a

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

15,922^a

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.

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Table 1.1B Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

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

0.5^a

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

15.4^a

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

7.2^a

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.

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.

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Table 1.2A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 to 17: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug¹

6,415

6,288

4,584

4,357

2,265

2,264

Marijuana and Hashish

4,345

4,283

3,284

3,136

1,676

1,678

Cocaine

551

550

373

389

124

132

Crack

143

143

90

87

18

20

Heroin

102

84

65

49

38^a

15

Hallucinogens

1,317

1,347

889

908

254

270

LSD

877

840

554

511

150

120

PCP

217

246

99

112

26

18

Inhalants

2,118

2,079

908

826

245

223

Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic²

2,524

2,543

1,653

1,649

664

690

Pain Relievers

1,894

1,964

1,266

1,260

496

538

Tranquilizers

574

595

362

373

119

110

Stimulants

915

927

492

552

151

181

Methamphetamine

317

305

163

186

53

68

Sedatives

190

188

111

110

44

36

Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana¹

4,248

4,228

2,698

2,631

1,045

1,074

*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.

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.

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Table 1.2B Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 to 17: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug¹

27.6

26.9

19.8^a

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

0.2^a

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.

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.

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Table 1.3A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug¹

14,975

14,846

8,287

8,088

4,658

4,599

Marijuana and Hashish

13,326

13,256

6,962

6,860

4,049

3,950

Cocaine

3,383

3,148

1,493^b

1,274

476

395

Crack

936

822

271^a

190

74^a

43

Heroin

498

403

129

108

36

26

Hallucinogens

5,490

5,592

1,928

1,959

534

532

LSD

4,185

4,072

1,132

998

276

235

PCP

691

670

124

99

29

23

Inhalants

4,014^a

3,701

747

696

182

162

Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic²

5,957

5,650

2,830

2,696

1,062

1,050

Pain Relievers

4,316

4,221

2,160

2,108

743

780

Tranquilizers

2,239

2,158

894

883

303

292

Stimulants

2,560^b

2,200

841^a

703

299^a

221

Methamphetamine

1,483^b

1,185

425

353

137

94

Sedatives

561

477

174

169

57

41

Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana¹

9,476

9,247

4,460

4,295

1,729

1,711

*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.

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.

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Table 1.3B Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

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

11.9^a

10.9

5.2^b

4.4

1.7

1.4

Crack

3.3^a

2.8

1.0^b

0.7

0.3^a

0.1

Heroin

1.8^a

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

4.0^a

3.4

1.0

0.8

PCP

2.4

2.3

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

Inhalants

14.1^b

12.8

2.6

2.4

0.6

0.6

Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic²

20.9^b

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

9.0^b

7.6

3.0^a

2.4

1.1^a

0.8

Methamphetamine

5.2^b

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

33.3^a

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.

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.

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Table 1.4A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 26 or Older: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug¹

66,344

65,797

12,531

12,089

6,906

7,164

Marijuana and Hashish

58,757

58,782

8,856

8,593

4,734

5,085

Cocaine

21,471

21,198

1,876

1,666

952

687

Crack

4,831

4,341

683

443

325

202

Heroin

2,454

2,292

159

151

80

88

Hallucinogens

18,254

19,186

374^a

616

134

169

LSD

14,152

14,729

219

239

56

49

PCP

4,785

4,888

23

53

*

12

Inhalants

11,006

10,922

282

396

144

236

Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic²

25,596

24,250

4,737

4,415

2,225

2,108

Pain Relievers

13,678

13,025

3,156

3,099

1,382

1,464

Tranquilizers

11,047

10,254

1,472

1,475

675

599

Stimulants

12,447

11,535

958

857

500

387

Methamphetamine

7,643

7,353

551

493

246

225

Sedatives

6,995

6,477

345

332

128

98

Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana¹

39,545

39,130

6,285

6,125

3,208

2,926

*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.

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.

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Table 1.4B Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 26 or Older: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

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

0.2^a

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


	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	1,045^a	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	15,922^a	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