The
NSDUH Report: Daily Marijuana Users
Highlights:
- Based on SAMHSA's 2003
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 3.1 million persons aged 12
or older used marijuana daily, that is, on 300 or more days in the past
year. Between 2002 and 2003, the number of 12 to 17 year olds reporting
daily use of marijuana decreased from 358,000 to 282,000; while there
were no changes in the number of daily marijuana users among 18-25 year
olds or adults age 26 or older.
- An
estimated 39.2% of daily marijuana users were dependent on or abused
marijuana compared with 13.5% of less-than-daily marijuana users.
- Daily marijuana users
(63.3%) were more likely than less-than-daily marijuana users (38.8%)
or non marijuana users (4.6%) to use another illicit drug. Daily marijuana
users also were more likely to be current cigarette smokers and heavy
drinkers.
- More than half of daily
marijuana users (53.3%) reported dependence on or abuse of alcohol or
an an illicit drug compared with those who were less-than-daily users
(36.5%) and nonusers (5.6%).
Other
Reports on Marijuana
Other
Drugs
Other
Topics
Other
OAS Publications and Services
This Short Report, The
NSDUH Report: Daily Marijuana Users, is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied
Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and
consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates
for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.
|
