National Survey of Drug Use and Health

National Survey of Drug Use and Health
for Ages 12 and Older

2008-2011 (in percent)*
Drug	Time Period	Ages 12 or Older			Ages 12-17			Ages 18-25			Ages 26 or Older
Drug	Time Period	2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011	2009	2010	2011
ALCOHOL	Lifetime	82.8	82.5	82.2	38.1	35.4	34.5	85.8	85.7	[84.3]	88.0	87.8	87.9
	Past Year	66.8	66.4	66.2	30.3	28.7	27.8	78.8	78.6	[77.0]	69.3	69.0	69.1
	Past Month	51.9	51.8	51.8	14.8	13.6	13.3	61.8	61.4	60.7	54.9	54.9	55.1
CIGARETTES (any use)	Lifetime	64.6	64.2	[62.8]	22.2	20.5	[19.1]	63.7	62.3	61.0	70.1	70.0	[68.6]
	Past Year	27.5	27	[26.1]	15.0	14.2	[13.2]	45.2	43.2	42.3	26.0	25.8	24.9
	Past Month	23.3	23	[22.1]	8.9	8.4	7.8	35.8	34.3	33.5	23.0	22.8	21.9
SMOKELESS TOBACCO	Lifetime	17.8	17.8	18	7.6	7.3	6.8	21.0	21.0	20.4	18.5	18.5	18.9
	Past Year	4.8	4.9	4.6	5.1	5.0	4.5	10.0	10.5	[9.4]	3.8	3.9	3.7
	Past Month	3.4	3.5	3.2	2.4	2.3	2.1	6.1	6.4	[5.4]	3.1	3.1	3.0
ILLICIT DRUGS	Lifetime	47.4	47.3	47.0	26.9	25.8	25.5	58.5	57.3	56.9	48.0	48.2	48.0
	Past Year	15.1	15.3	14.9	19.7	19.5	19.0	36.3	35.2	35.2	10.9	11.4	10.8
	Past Month	8.7	8.9	8.7	10.1	10.1	10.1	21.4	21.6	21.4	6.3	6.6	6.3
Cocaine	Lifetime	14.6	14.7	14.3	1.6	1.5	1.3	14.9	13.4	[12.4]	16.2	16.6	16.3
	Past Year	1.9	1.8	[1.5]	1.0	1.0	0.9	5.3	4.7	4.6	1.4	1.4	[1]
	Past Month	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.3	1.4	1.5	1.4	0.6	0.5	0.4
Crack Cocaine	Lifetime	3.3	3.6	[3.2]	0.2	0.2	0.3	2.9	2.6	[2.1]	3.8	4.2	[3.7]
	Past Year	0.4	0.3	[0.2]	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.5	[0.3]	0.4	0.4	0.2
	Past Month	0.2	0.1	[0.1]	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	[0.1]	0.2	0.2	0.1
Hallucinogens	Lifetime	14.9	14.8	[14.1]	+	4.1	3.7	19.1	18.5	17.6	15.5	15.5	14.8
	Past Year	1.8	1.8	[1.6]	3.0	3.1	[2.6]	7.2	7.2	6.8	0.7	0.7	0.6
	Past Month	0.5	0.5	[0.4]	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.8	2.0	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.1
LSD	Lifetime	9.4	9.2	8.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	6.9	6.4	6.0	10.9	10.7	10.4
	Past Year	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.1
	Past Month	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	*	0.0
MDMA	Lifetime	5.7	6.3	[5.7]	2.3	2.5	2.4	12.5	12.4	12.3	4.9	5.7	[4.9]
	Past Year	1.1	1	0.9	1.7	1.9	1.7	4.3	4.4	4.1	0.5	0.4	0.3
	Past Month	0.3	0.3	[0.2]	0.5	0.5	0.4	1.1	1.2	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Heroin	Lifetime	1.5	1.6	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.3	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.8
	Past Year	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.2
	Past Month	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
Inhalants	Lifetime	9.0	8.6	[8.0]	9.3	8.3	[7.5]	10.8	10.0	[9.1]	8.6	8.4	7.8
	Past Year	0.8	0.8	0.7	3.9	3.6	3.3	1.9	1.8	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.3
	Past Month	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1
Marijuana /Hashish	Lifetime	41.7	42.0	41.9	17.1	17.1	17.5	52.6	51.4	51.9	42.9	43.5	43.2
	Past Year	11.4	11.6	11.5	13.7	14.0	14.2	30.8	30.0	30.8	7.7	8.0	7.9
	Past Month	6.7	6.9	7	7.4	7.4	7.9	18.2	18.5	19.0	4.6	4.8	4.8
PCP	Lifetime	2.5	2.5	2.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	1.4	1.3	1.0	2.9	2.9	2.9
	Past Year	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Past Month	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	^
Psychotherapeutics (Nonmedical Use)	Lifetime	20.6	20.4	19.9	11.4	10.6	10.1	29.5	28.9	[27.3]	20.3	20.2	19.8
	Past Year	6.4	6.3	[5.7]	7.7	7.4	7.0	15.1	14.3	[12.7]	4.7	4.8	4.3
	Past Month	2.8	2.7	[2.4]	3.1	3.0	2.8	6.4	5.9	[5.0]	2.1	2.2	1.9
Pain Relievers	Lifetime	14	13.8	13.3	9.7	9.2	8.6	24.5	23.9	[22.2]	12.7	12.6	12.4
	Past Year	4.9	4.8	[4.3]	6.6	6.3	5.9	12.0	11.1	[9.8]	3.5	3.6	3.2
	Past Month	2.1	2	[1.7]	2.7	2.5	2.3	4.8	4.4	[3.6]	1.6	1.5	1.4
Tranquilizers	Lifetime	8.7	8.7	8.4	2.8	3.0	2.8	12.9	13.2	[12.3]	8.7	8.7	8.4
	Past Year	2.2	2.2	2	1.9	1.9	1.9	5.4	5.3	[4.5]	1.7	1.7	1.6
	Past Month	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.6	1.9	1.7	1.6	0.7	0.7	0.6
Sedatives	Lifetime	3.4	3	2.9	0.9	0.7	0.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	4.1	3.6	3.5
	Past Year	0.3	0.4	[0.2]	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	[0.2]
	Past Month	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Stimulants	Lifetime	8.7	8.6	[7.9]	2.4	2.2	2.0	10.7	10.4	[9.2]	9.2	9.1	8.4
	Past Year	1.2	1.1	1	1.4	1.3	1.2	3.7	3.6	[3.1]	0.8	0.7	0.7
	Past Month	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.3
Methamphetamine**	Lifetime	5.1	5.1	[4.6]	0.8	0.6	0.7	4.5	4.0	[3.4]	5.8	5.9	5.3
	Past Year	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.4	0.3	0.4
	Past Month	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2

^ Low precision ; no estimate reported.

* Data in brackets indicate statistically significant change from the previous year.

**The National Survey on Drug Use and Health includes measures of methamphetamine use under the category of prescription stimulants.

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