Statistics on specific drugs are presented in the context of various
OAS publications and reports. Information on specific drugs
may be obtained as follows:
Alcohol use, heavy
drinking, and binge drinking:
State and National data
Illicit Drug Use:
Special reports
OAS Short Reports: Fact sheets are
available on poly drug use, marijuana, "club drugs", injecting heroin
use, crack cocaine, and other major drugs of abuse.
Trends and prevalence in alcohol, tobacco, and
illegal drug use and characteristics of drug users: Data
are provided on the following: Alcohol, any illegal or nonmedical
drug use, marijuana and hashish, cocaine, crack cocaine, inhalants,
hallucinogens, PCP, LSD, heroin, nonmedical use of prescription drugs
(stimulants, sedatives, tranquilizers, and analgesics), binge drinking,
heavy alcohol use, cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco.
Primary drugs of abuse among admissions
to alcohol and drug treatment:
Data are provided on the following: Alcohol, opiates, heroin,
methadone, cocaine, smoked cocaine, marijuana/hashish, stimulants,
methamphetamine, amphetamines, tranquilizers, benzodiazepine,
sedatives/hypnotics, hallucinogens, PCP, inhalants, over-the-counter
drugs, and other drugs
Drugs used 5 years before and 5 years
after substance abuse treatment:
Data are provided on the
following: alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin,
inhalants, PCP, hallucinogens, illegal methadone, narcotics,
methamphetamines, downers, and other drugs
Number and characteristics
of drug related mentions in emergency room visits (DAWN) (See
list of DAWN drugs below)
Numbers and characteristics
of drug abuse deaths reported by medical examiners affiliated with
SAMHSA’s Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) (See list of
DAWN drugs below)
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The major drugs of abuse, such as alcohol, tobacco, marijuana,
heroin, cocaine, inhalants, and non medical use of prescription type
drugs are included in the National Survey of Drug
Use and Health and Drug and Alcohol Services
Information System.
Data in the DAWN system of
emergency room visits and drug related deaths
are provided on more specific drugs and include the following:
Acetaminophen, Alcohol-in-combination with Illicit Drug Use,
Alprazolam, Amitriptyline, Amphetamine, Amphetamines, Antidepressants,
Antipsychotics, Aspirin, Ativan, Barbiturate Sedatives, Benadryl,
Chlorpromazine, Chlorpromazine, Cocaine, Codeine, D-propxyphene,
Dalmane, Darvocet N, Darvon, Demerol, Desipramine, Diazepam,
Dilaudid, Diphenhydramine, Diphenylhydantoin Sodium, Doxepin, Doxepin,
Elavil, Fluoxetine, Fluoxetine, Flurazepam, Haldol, Hallucinogens,
Haloperidol, Heroin/morphine, Hydromorphone, Imipramine, Inhalants,
Librium, Lidocaine, Lorazepam, Marijuana/hashish, Mellaril, Meperidine
HCl, Meprobamate, Methadone, Methamphetamine/speed, Narcotic
Analgesics, Nembutal, Non-barbiturate Sedatives, Non-narcotic
Analgesics, Norpramin, Oxycodone, PCP,
Pentobarbital, Percodan, Phenobarbital, Prozac, Quinine,
Secobarbital, Seconal, Sinequan, Thioridazine, Thorazine, Tofranil,
Tranquilizers, Tylenol, Valium, Xanax, and Other Drugs.
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