1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Table 60. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco for Arizona, by Age Group: 1997-1998  

	AGE GROUP (Years)
	12-17		18-25		26 and Older		Total
Drug	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998
Any Illicit Drug1	16.8a	13.4	21.8a	17.2	4.8	4.6	8.4	7.3
Marijuana/hashish	13.1	10.2	17.7	14.6	3.1	2.7	6.1	5.1
Cocaine	1.9	2.3	3.7	3.5	0.2	1.1	0.8	1.6
Crack	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.3	*	0.4	0.2	0.6
Inhalants	2.9	2.1	1.8	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.7	0.6
Hallucinogens	3.3	2.3	4.0a	2.3	0.4	0.6	1.2	1.0
PCP	0.4	0.4	0.1	*	*	*	0.1	0.0
LSD	1.4	1.2	1.4	1.2	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.5
Heroin	0.4	0.2	0.2	*	0.1	*	0.1	0.0
Nonmedical use of any psychotherapeutic2	3.1	2.7	5.4b	2.7	1.6	1.1	2.3	1.5
Stimulants	1.1	1.3	1.6	1.0	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8
Sedatives	0.2	0.2	0.6	*	0.3	*	0.3	0.0
Tranquilizers	0.5	0.8	1.2	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.5
Analgesics	1.9	1.2	4.2b	1.4	0.9	0.8	1.4	0.9
Any illicit drug other than marijuana1	8.2	7.2	11.5b	7.1	2.4	2.6	4.2	3.7
Alcohol	23.7	24.7	64.3	59.9	57.5	58.4	54.6	54.7
"Binge" alcohol use3	11.0	9.5	34.2	32.7	15.6	16.2	17.5	17.6
Heavy alcohol use3	4.7	3.7	15.4	14.8	6.6	6.6	7.5	7.3
Cigarettes	22.6	21.3	40.9	40.5	29.3	30.7	30.1	30.9
Smokeless Tobacco	1.6	1.0	5.2	5.7	2.1	1.8	2.4	2.2

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Estimate not available.

NOTE: The estimates in this table are based on data from quarters 2-4 of the 1997 and 1998 NHSDA surveys, and may differ from estimates presented in other tables which are based on data from all

quarters.

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

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

¹ Any illicit drug indicates use at least once of marijuana or hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any illicit drug other than marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana use; marijuana users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² Nonmedical use of any prescription-type stimulant, sedative, tranquilizer, or analgesic; does not include over-the-counter-drugs.

³ "Binge" alcohol use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy alcohol use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users also are "binge" alcohol users.

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

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