College drug use: College Enrollment Status & Past Year Illicit Drug Use among Young Adults, SAMHSA,Office of Applied Studies

College Enrollment Status & Past Year Illicit Drug Use among Young Adults: 2002, 2003, and 2004

The NSDUH Report: College Enrollment Status and Past Year Illicit Drug Use among Young Adults: 2002, 2003, and 2004

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SAMHSA's National Surveys on Drug Use and Health from 2002, 2003, and 2004 were combined to get annualized averages in order to compare past year illicit drug use among college students and nonstudents at each age from 18 to 22.

Past year illicit drug use rates among young adults aged 18 to 22 were similar for full-time college students (37.5%), part-time college students (38.5%), and nonstudents (38.4%).

Among males, the rate of past year illicit drug use was lower for full-time college students than nonstudents (40% vs. 43%); but among females, the rate was higher for full-time college students than nonstudents (35% vs. 33%).

Full-time college students were less likely than nonstudents to be past year users of cocaine (6.3% vs. 8.2%), crack cocaine (0.4% vs. 1.4%), pain relievers used nonmedically (11.6% vs. 13.9%), and methamphetamine (0.8% vs. 2.6%).

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This Short Report, The NSDUH Report: College Enrollment Status and Past Year Illicit Drug Use among Young Adults: 2002, 2003, and 2004, 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.

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