1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Table 40B. Percentages Reporting Lifetime Use of Specific Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Methamphetamine, Needles, and Heroin by Smoking or Sniffing/Snorting It in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, by Age Group:  1997 and 1998

Drug or Method of Administration	AGE GROUP (Years)
	12-17		18-25		26-34		35 and Older		Total
	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998
Hallucinogens	6.5	5.3	15.0a	17.4	15.1	13.2	7.4	8.2	9.6	9.9
PCP	1.4	1.2	2.4	3.0	3.2	4.0	3.3	3.9	3.0	3.5
LSD	5.2	4.2	13.2	14.0	11.8	10.6	5.9	6.5	7.8	7.9
Peyote	0.5	0.4	1.0	1.5	1.1	1.4	1.8a	2.5	1.4a	2.0
Mescaline	0.4	0.2	1.6	2.1	3.2	2.5	3.0a	4.1	2.6	3.2
Psilocybin (Mushrooms)	2.6	2.6	7.9b	10.9	7.9	7.1	3.5a	4.7	4.7a	5.6
"Ecstasy" (MDMA)	1.3	1.6	4.6	5.0	3.1	2.6	0.5	0.5	1.5	1.5
Inhalants	7.2	6.1	10.1	10.8	8.3	9.1	3.8	3.8	5.7	5.8
Amyl Nitrite, "Poppers," Locker Room Odorizers, or "Rush"	0.8b	0.3	1.5	1.7	4.5	4.4	2.0	2.3	2.2	2.4
Correction Fluid, Degreaser, or Cleaning Fluid	1.7	1.6	1.1	1.1	0.4	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.5
Gasoline or Lighter Fluid	2.7	2.0	1.8	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.7	0.4	1.1a	0.8
Glue, Shoe Polish, or Toluene	2.7	2.2	1.8	2.0	1.0	1.2	0.7	0.6	1.1	1.1
Halothane, Ether, or Other Anesthetics	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Lacquer Thinner or Other Paint Solvents	1.3	0.9	1.0	1.2	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.5	0.4
Lighter Gases (Butane, Propane)	1.2	0.8	1.0	0.9	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3
Nitrous Oxide or "Whippets"	2.3a	1.5	6.6	7.9	3.7	4.4	1.1	1.5	2.3	2.8
Spray Paints	2.2b	1.4	0.8	1.0	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.4
Other Aerosol Sprays	1.9a	1.1	1.3	1.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.5
Methamphetamine	1.2b	0.6	2.3	2.6	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.2	2.5	2.1
Needle Use1,2	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.5	1.1	1.3
Heroin	0.5	0.4	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.3	0.9	1.1
Smoke Heroin2	0.4	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.5	0.6
Sniff or Snort Heroin2	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.5	0.6	1.0	0.6	0.8

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

¹Refers to lifetime use of a needle to inject a drug that was not prescribed, or that was taken only for the experience or feeling it caused.

²These drug estimates are generated from data collected on a "non-core" section of the NHSDA questionnaire. Therefore, these estimates may be somewhat inconsistent with drug estimates based on

data collected from the "core" answer sheets because NHSDA data are not edited for consistency across the "core" and "non-core" sections of the interview.

^aDifference between 1997 and 1998 is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between 1997 and 1998 is statistically significant at the .01 level.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1997 and 1998.

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