Recovery Month Press Room

National Survey on Drug Abuse Released at Recovery Month Press Conference on September 5, 2003

SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH), formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Use, provides the prevalence of substance use in the U.S. The 2002 NSDUH estimates that among the general population age 12 and older: 120 million Americans were current alcohol users, 75.1 million Americans were current tobacco users, and 19.5 million Americans were current illicit drug users. An estimated 22 million Americans were classified with abuse or dependence on either alcohol, illicit drugs or both.

• SAMHSA Media Advisory
• HHS Press Release: 22 Million in U.S. Suffer from Substance Dependence or Abuse
• View the National Proclamation
• SAMHSA's Latest National Survey providing prevalences of substance use in the U.S.
• Overview of Findings from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HTML format)
• Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HTML format)
• Detailed Tables from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use & Health (PDF format)
• Watch the Streaming Video of Press Conference