Illegal
Drug Use
(Data
are for U.S. for year indicated)
Prevalence
Percent of persons 12 years of
age and over with any illicit drug use in the past month: 8.1 (2005)
Percent of persons 12 years of
age and over with marijuana use in the past month: 6.0 (2005)
Percent of persons 12 years of
age and over with any nonmedical use of a psychotherapeutic drug in the past
month: 2.6 (2005)
Source:
Health,
United States, 2007, Table 66
More data
Use of selected substances
among
high school seniors, tenth, and eight graders by sex and race, 1980-2006 Health, United States, 2007, Table 67
Related
links
National
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
National
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA)
This page last reviewed
August 08, 2008
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