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The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) 

The NSDUH Report:  The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)  formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Highlights:

  • The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) was formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA).  The NSDUH Report was formerly called the NHSDA Report.
  • The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the use of illegal drugs by the U.S. population.
  • Each year, about 70,000 individuals aged 12 or older are surveyed across the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
  • NSDUH public use files for 1990 to 2001 and selected earlier years are available for on-line analysis through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA).

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This Short Report,  The NSDUH Report:  The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH),  provides an overview of the methodology for the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older. SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health is conducted by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).    This survey also provides estimates for drug use by State.

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