2008 Tables: Trend - 8.1 to 8.43 (PE), SAMHSA OAS

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Table 8.1A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	108,255^b	110,205^b	110,057^b	112,085^b	111,774^b	114,275^a	117,325
Marijuana and Hashish	94,946^b	96,611^b	96,772^b	97,545^b	97,825^b	100,518	102,404
Cocaine	33,910^b	34,891^a	34,153^b	33,673^b	35,298	35,882	36,773
Crack	8,402	7,949	7,840	7,928	8,554	8,581	8,445
Heroin	3,668	3,744	3,145^a	3,534	3,785	3,780	3,788
Hallucinogens	34,314	34,363	34,333	33,728^a	35,281	34,215^a	35,963
LSD	24,516	24,424	23,398	22,433	23,346	22,656	23,547
PCP	7,418	7,107	6,762	6,603	6,618	6,140	6,631
Ecstasy	10,150^b	10,904^b	11,130^b	11,495^b	12,262	12,426	12,924
Inhalants	22,870	22,995	22,798	22,745	22,879	22,477	22,274
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	47,958^b	49,001^b	49,157^b	49,571^a	50,965	50,415	51,970
Pain Relievers	29,611^b	31,207^b	31,768^b	32,692^b	33,472	33,060^a	34,861
OxyContin^®	1,924^b	2,832^b	3,072^b	3,481^b	4,098^b	4,354	4,842
Tranquilizers	19,267^b	20,220	19,852^a	21,041	21,303	20,208	21,476
Stimulants³	23,496^b	23,004^a	22,297	20,983	22,468	21,654	21,206
Methamphetamine³	15,365^b	15,139^b	14,512^b	12,663	14,206^b	13,065	12,598
Sedatives	9,960^a	9,510	9,891	8,982	8,822	8,396	8,882
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	70,300^b	71,128^b	70,657^b	71,822^b	72,906^a	73,494	75,573

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Table 8.1B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	46.0	46.4	45.8^a	46.1	45.4^b	46.1	47.0
Marijuana and Hashish	40.4	40.6	40.2	40.1	39.8^a	40.6	41.0
Cocaine	14.4	14.7	14.2	13.8^a	14.3	14.5	14.7
Crack	3.6	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.5	3.4
Heroin	1.6	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
Hallucinogens	14.6	14.5	14.3	13.9	14.3	13.8	14.4
LSD	10.4^b	10.3^b	9.7	9.2	9.5	9.1	9.4
PCP	3.2^b	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.7
Ecstasy	4.3^b	4.6^b	4.6^b	4.7^a	5.0	5.0	5.2
Inhalants	9.7^b	9.7^b	9.5^a	9.4	9.3	9.1	8.9
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	20.4	20.6	20.4	20.4	20.7	20.3	20.8
Pain Relievers	12.6^b	13.1^a	13.2^a	13.4	13.6	13.3	14.0
OxyContin^®	0.8^b	1.2^b	1.3^b	1.4^b	1.7^b	1.8	1.9
Tranquilizers	8.2	8.5	8.3	8.7	8.7	8.2	8.6
Stimulants³	10.0^b	9.7^b	9.3^b	8.6	9.1^a	8.7	8.5
Methamphetamine³	6.5^b	6.4^b	6.0^b	5.2	5.8^b	5.3	5.0
Sedatives	4.2^b	4.0^a	4.1^a	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.6
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	29.9	29.9	29.4	29.5	29.6	29.7	30.3

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Table 8.2A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	35,132	34,993	34,807	35,041	35,775	35,692	35,525
Marijuana and Hashish	25,755	25,231	25,451	25,375	25,378	25,085	25,768
Cocaine	5,902^a	5,908^a	5,658	5,523	6,069^b	5,738	5,255
Crack	1,554^b	1,406	1,304	1,381	1,479^a	1,451^a	1,109
Heroin	404	314	398	379	560	366	453
Hallucinogens	4,749^b	3,936	3,878	3,809	3,956	3,762	3,678
LSD	999^a	558^b	592^b	563^b	666	620^a	802
PCP	235^b	219^b	210^b	164^a	187^a	137	99
Ecstasy	3,167^b	2,119	1,915	1,960	2,130	2,132	2,139
Inhalants	2,084	2,075	2,255	2,187	2,218	2,080	2,047
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	14,795	15,163	14,849	15,346	16,482^b	16,280^a	15,166
Pain Relievers	10,992^a	11,671	11,256	11,815	12,649	12,466	11,885
OxyContin^®	--	--	1,213^a	1,226	1,323	1,422	1,459
Tranquilizers	4,849	5,051	5,068	5,249	5,058	5,282	5,103
Stimulants³	3,380^b	3,031^a	3,254^b	3,088^a	3,791^b	2,998	2,639
Methamphetamine³	1,755^b	1,602^b	1,808^b	1,603^b	1,889^b	1,343^b	850
Sedatives	981^b	831^a	737	750	926^b	864^a	621
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	20,423	20,305	19,658	20,109	21,254^a	21,144	19,990

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Table 8.2B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	14.9^a	14.7	14.5	14.4	14.5	14.4	14.2
Marijuana and Hashish	11.0^a	10.6	10.6	10.4	10.3	10.1	10.3
Cocaine	2.5^b	2.5^b	2.4^a	2.3	2.5^b	2.3	2.1
Crack	0.7^b	0.6^a	0.5	0.6^a	0.6^a	0.6^a	0.4
Heroin	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
Hallucinogens	2.0^b	1.7^a	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5
LSD	0.4^b	0.2^b	0.2^b	0.2^b	0.3	0.3^a	0.3
PCP	0.1^b	0.1^b	0.1^b	0.1^b	0.1^a	0.1	0.0
Ecstasy	1.3^b	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9
Inhalants	0.9	0.9	0.9^a	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	6.3	6.4	6.2	6.3	6.7^b	6.6^a	6.1
Pain Relievers	4.7	4.9	4.7	4.9	5.1^a	5.0	4.8
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6
Tranquilizers	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.0
Stimulants³	1.4^b	1.3^b	1.4^b	1.3^b	1.5^b	1.2	1.1
Methamphetamine³	0.7^b	0.7^b	0.8^b	0.7^b	0.8^b	0.5^b	0.3
Sedatives	0.4^b	0.3^a	0.3	0.3	0.4^b	0.3^a	0.2
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	8.7^b	8.5^a	8.2	8.3	8.6^b	8.5^a	8.0

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Table 8.3A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	19,522	19,470	19,071	19,720	20,357	19,857	20,077
Marijuana and Hashish	14,584	14,638	14,576	14,626	14,813	14,448	15,203
Cocaine	2,020	2,281^a	2,021	2,397^b	2,421^b	2,075	1,855
Crack	567^a	604^a	467	682^b	702^b	610^b	359
Heroin	166	119	166	136	338	153	213
Hallucinogens	1,196	1,042	929	1,088	1,006	996	1,060
LSD	112	133	141	104	130	145	154
PCP	58	56^a	49	48	30	41	24
Ecstasy	676	470	450	502	528	503	555
Inhalants	635	570	638	611	761	616	640
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	6,287	6,451	6,110	6,491	7,095^b	6,895^a	6,224
Pain Relievers	4,377	4,693	4,404	4,658	5,220	5,174	4,747
OxyContin^®	--	--	325	334	276^a	369	435
Tranquilizers	1,804	1,830	1,616	1,817	1,766	1,835	1,800
Stimulants³	1,303^b	1,310^b	1,312^b	1,188^b	1,385^b	1,053	904
Methamphetamine³	683^b	726^b	706^b	628^b	731^b	529^a	314
Sedatives	436^b	294	265	272	385	346	234
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	8,777	8,849	8,247	8,963	9,615^b	9,270	8,565

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Table 8.3B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	8.3	8.2	7.9	8.1	8.3	8.0	8.0
Marijuana and Hashish	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.8	6.1
Cocaine	0.9	1.0^b	0.8	1.0^b	1.0^b	0.8	0.7
Crack	0.2^b	0.3^a	0.2	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.2^b	0.1
Heroin	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Hallucinogens	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
LSD	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
PCP	0.0^a	0.0^a	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ecstasy	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Inhalants	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	2.7	2.7	2.5	2.7	2.9^b	2.8^a	2.5
Pain Relievers	1.9	2.0	1.8	1.9	2.1	2.1	1.9
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.1	0.1	0.1^a	0.1	0.2
Tranquilizers	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Stimulants³	0.6^b	0.6^b	0.5^b	0.5^b	0.6^b	0.4	0.4
Methamphetamine³	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.2^a	0.1
Sedatives	0.2^b	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2^a	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.7	3.9^b	3.7	3.4

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Table 8.4A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	7,642^b	7,631^b	7,566^b	7,022^b	7,009^b	6,621	6,520
Marijuana and Hashish	5,104^b	4,888^b	4,788^b	4,402^a	4,394^a	4,084	4,108
Cocaine	670^b	648^b	611^b	582^a	570^a	542	472
Crack	163^b	157^b	125^a	108	128^a	106	79
Heroin	94	80	78	60	60	54	68
Hallucinogens	1,419^b	1,250^b	1,160^b	998	986	896	973
LSD	670^b	397^b	313	288	218	200^a	268
PCP	233^b	204^b	175^b	182^b	128	104	102
Ecstasy	820^b	603	523	399^b	474	446^a	531
Inhalants	2,605^b	2,670^b	2,762^b	2,658^b	2,561^b	2,422	2,307
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	3,402^b	3,372^b	3,403^b	3,019^a	3,171^b	2,949	2,772
Pain Relievers	2,775^b	2,798^b	2,879^b	2,517	2,647^b	2,452	2,346
OxyContin^®	224^b	254^b	305	276^a	342	360	341
Tranquilizers	834^a	874^b	816	766	740	748	718
Stimulants³	1,112^b	1,046^b	906^b	870^b	930^b	732	670
Methamphetamine³	416^b	382^b	346^b	319^b	341^b	222	195
Sedatives	238	249	251	232	224	214	203
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	5,286^b	5,319^b	5,355^b	4,944^b	4,949^b	4,637	4,488

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Table 8.4B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	30.9^b	30.5^b	30.0^b	27.7^b	27.6^a	26.2	26.2
Marijuana and Hashish	20.6^b	19.6^b	19.0^b	17.4	17.3	16.2	16.5
Cocaine	2.7^b	2.6^b	2.4^b	2.3^a	2.2^a	2.1	1.9
Crack	0.7^b	0.6^b	0.5^a	0.4	0.5^a	0.4	0.3
Heroin	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3
Hallucinogens	5.7^b	5.0^b	4.6^b	3.9	3.9	3.5	3.9
LSD	2.7^b	1.6^b	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.8^b	1.1
PCP	0.9^b	0.8^b	0.7^b	0.7^b	0.5	0.4	0.4
Ecstasy	3.3^b	2.4	2.1	1.6^b	1.9	1.8^a	2.1
Inhalants	10.5^b	10.7^b	11.0^b	10.5^b	10.1^a	9.6	9.3
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	13.7^b	13.5^b	13.5^b	11.9^a	12.5^b	11.7	11.1
Pain Relievers	11.2^b	11.2^b	11.4^b	9.9	10.4^b	9.7	9.4
OxyContin^®	0.9^b	1.0^b	1.2	1.1^a	1.3	1.4	1.4
Tranquilizers	3.4^a	3.5^b	3.2	3.0	2.9	3.0	2.9
Stimulants³	4.5^b	4.2^b	3.6^b	3.4^b	3.7^b	2.9	2.7
Methamphetamine³	1.7^b	1.5^b	1.4^b	1.3^b	1.3^b	0.9	0.8
Sedatives	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	21.4^b	21.3^b	21.2^b	19.5^b	19.5^b	18.4	18.0

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Table 8.5A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	5,494^b	5,455^b	5,300^b	5,041^a	4,971	4,726	4,726
Marijuana and Hashish	3,905^b	3,745^b	3,656^b	3,383	3,348	3,147	3,238
Cocaine	508^b	438^b	411^b	423^b	411^b	383^a	305
Crack	100^b	95^b	63^a	54	73^b	65^a	33
Heroin	51	36	48	37	37	23	42
Hallucinogens	945^b	778	753	665	650	627	690
LSD	314^b	149	157	150	106^b	125^a	183
PCP	110^b	89	72	85	59	55	61
Ecstasy	547^b	329	310	256^b	306	329	353
Inhalants	1,078	1,119^a	1,168^b	1,144^a	1,110^a	994	978
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	2,285^b	2,295^b	2,228^b	2,101^a	2,181^b	2,034	1,913
Pain Relievers	1,870^b	1,917^b	1,865^b	1,741	1,818^b	1,681	1,608
OxyContin^®	--	--	194	187	199	232	223
Tranquilizers	568	586^a	532	497	483	506	482
Stimulants³	665^b	578^b	507^b	506^b	547^b	416	374
Methamphetamine³	245^b	185^b	177^b	178^b	185^b	118	94
Sedatives	138	131	133	118	110	111	113
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	3,338^b	3,351^b	3,269^b	3,129^b	3,146^b	2,914	2,850

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Table 8.5B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	22.2^b	21.8^b	21.0^b	19.9	19.6	18.7	19.0
Marijuana and Hashish	15.8^b	15.0^b	14.5^b	13.3	13.2	12.5	13.0
Cocaine	2.1^b	1.8^b	1.6^b	1.7^b	1.6^b	1.5^a	1.2
Crack	0.4^b	0.4^b	0.3^a	0.2	0.3^b	0.3^a	0.1
Heroin	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Hallucinogens	3.8^b	3.1	3.0	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.8
LSD	1.3^b	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4^b	0.5^b	0.7
PCP	0.4^b	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Ecstasy	2.2^b	1.3	1.2	1.0^b	1.2	1.3	1.4
Inhalants	4.4	4.5^a	4.6^b	4.5^a	4.4	3.9	3.9
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	9.2^b	9.2^b	8.8^b	8.3	8.6^b	8.1	7.7
Pain Relievers	7.6^b	7.7^b	7.4^b	6.9	7.2^a	6.7	6.5
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9
Tranquilizers	2.3^a	2.3^a	2.1	2.0	1.9	2.0	1.9
Stimulants³	2.7^b	2.3^b	2.0^b	2.0^b	2.2^b	1.6	1.5
Methamphetamine³	1.0^b	0.7^b	0.7^b	0.7^b	0.7^b	0.5	0.4
Sedatives	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	13.5^b	13.4^b	13.0^b	12.3^a	12.4^a	11.5	11.4

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Table 8.6A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	2,878^b	2,811^b	2,674^b	2,511^a	2,481	2,409	2,304
Marijuana and Hashish	2,023^b	1,971^b	1,909^b	1,730	1,689	1,686	1,657
Cocaine	146^a	153^b	126	142^a	110	104	97
Crack	26^a	32^b	16	25^a	12	16	7
Heroin	11	18	15	15	16	3	14
Hallucinogens	255	260	211	205	181^a	175^b	242
LSD	61	51	38	32	31	30	50
PCP	23	20	11	17	12	9	14
Ecstasy	124	91	77	74	82	65^a	105
Inhalants	301	320	312	313	340^a	295	268
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	986^b	997^b	914^b	838^b	844^a	829^a	710
Pain Relievers	794^b	801^b	751^b	686^b	690^b	669^a	567
OxyContin^®	--	--	66	34	28^a	47	49
Tranquilizers	188	226^b	161	161	126	182	150
Stimulants³	208^b	222^b	180^b	172^a	171^a	127	113
Methamphetamine³	71^b	70^b	58^a	72^b	53^a	34	29
Sedatives	47	47	26	27	45	34	35
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	1,421^b	1,417^b	1,328^b	1,253^b	1,251^a	1,181	1,091

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Table 8.6B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	11.6^b	11.2^b	10.6^b	9.9	9.8	9.5	9.3
Marijuana and Hashish	8.2^b	7.9^b	7.6^b	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.7
Cocaine	0.6^a	0.6^b	0.5	0.6^a	0.4	0.4	0.4
Crack	0.1^a	0.1^b	0.1	0.1^a	0.0	0.1	0.0
Heroin	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
Hallucinogens	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7^a	0.7^b	1.0
LSD	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
PCP	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
Ecstasy	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3^a	0.4
Inhalants	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	4.0^b	4.0^b	3.6^b	3.3^a	3.3^a	3.3^a	2.9
Pain Relievers	3.2^b	3.2^b	3.0^b	2.7^a	2.7^a	2.7^a	2.3
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.3	0.1	0.1^a	0.2	0.2
Tranquilizers	0.8	0.9^b	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6
Stimulants³	0.8^b	0.9^b	0.7^b	0.7^a	0.7^a	0.5	0.5
Methamphetamine³	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.2^a	0.3^b	0.2^a	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	5.7^b	5.7^b	5.3^b	4.9^a	4.9^a	4.7	4.4

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Table 8.7A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	18,562	19,195^a	19,043	19,222^b	19,311^b	18,795	18,644
Marijuana and Hashish	16,680	17,103^a	16,983	17,032	17,157^a	16,620	16,593
Cocaine	4,786	4,755	4,893	4,905	5,130^a	4,917	4,730
Crack	1,182^b	1,193^b	1,135^b	1,145^b	1,176^b	980	904
Heroin	487	516	529	496	511	493	457
Hallucinogens	7,517^b	7,377^b	6,855^b	6,820^b	6,614^b	6,287^b	5,836
LSD	4,928^b	4,450^b	3,900^b	3,417^b	2,925^b	2,374^a	2,145
PCP	834^b	948^b	737^b	716^b	637^a	539	513
Ecstasy	4,674^b	4,683^b	4,439^b	4,464^b	4,382^b	4,191	3,992
Inhalants	4,867^b	4,729^b	4,516^b	4,333^b	4,089^b	3,690^a	3,411
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	8,778^b	9,360	9,564	9,990	10,051^a	9,790	9,626
Pain Relievers	6,854^b	7,513^b	7,813	8,279	8,342	8,128	8,042
OxyContin^®	820^b	1,145^b	1,376^b	1,616	1,676	1,706	1,736
Tranquilizers	3,473^b	3,898	3,919	4,356^a	4,274	4,147	4,033
Stimulants³	3,796^b	3,873^b	3,892^b	4,008^b	3,922^b	3,574	3,460
Methamphetamine³	2,301^b	2,192^b	2,247^b	2,190^b	2,102^b	1,844^b	1,544
Sedatives	648^b	565	627^a	650^b	609	583	506
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	12,436	12,770^b	12,630^a	12,800^b	12,940^b	12,555^a	12,064

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Table 8.7B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	59.8^b	60.5^b	59.2^b	59.2^b	59.0^b	57.4	56.6
Marijuana and Hashish	53.8^b	53.9^b	52.8^b	52.4^b	52.4^b	50.8	50.4
Cocaine	15.4^a	15.0	15.2	15.1	15.7^b	15.0	14.4
Crack	3.8^b	3.8^b	3.5^b	3.5^b	3.6^b	3.0	2.7
Heroin	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.4
Hallucinogens	24.2^b	23.3^b	21.3^b	21.0^b	20.2^b	19.2^b	17.7
LSD	15.9^b	14.0^b	12.1^b	10.5^b	8.9^b	7.3^a	6.5
PCP	2.7^b	3.0^b	2.3^b	2.2^b	1.9^a	1.6	1.6
Ecstasy	15.1^b	14.8^b	13.8^b	13.7^b	13.4^b	12.8	12.1
Inhalants	15.7^b	14.9^b	14.0^b	13.3^b	12.5^b	11.3^a	10.4
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	28.3	29.5	29.7	30.8^a	30.7^a	29.9	29.2
Pain Relievers	22.1^b	23.7	24.3	25.5	25.5	24.8	24.4
OxyContin^®	2.6^b	3.6^b	4.3^b	5.0	5.1	5.2	5.3
Tranquilizers	11.2^a	12.3	12.2	13.4^b	13.1	12.7	12.2
Stimulants³	12.2^b	12.2^b	12.1^b	12.3^b	12.0^b	10.9	10.5
Methamphetamine³	7.4^b	6.9^b	7.0^b	6.7^b	6.4^b	5.6^b	4.7
Sedatives	2.1^b	1.8	1.9^a	2.0^b	1.9^a	1.8	1.5
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	40.1^b	40.2^b	39.2^b	39.4^b	39.5^b	38.4^b	36.6

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Table 8.8A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	11,000	10,976	10,913	11,117	11,252	10,864	11,021
Marijuana and Hashish	9,238	9,044	8,963	9,111	9,169	8,985	9,087
Cocaine	2,087^b	2,098^b	2,134^b	2,247^b	2,259^b	2,084^a	1,820
Crack	266	275	263	328^b	293^a	248	214
Heroin	122	96^a	118	159	147	142	145
Hallucinogens	2,610^b	2,112	1,944	2,051	2,147	2,048	2,108
LSD	553	336^b	317^b	322^b	379^a	375^b	503
PCP	95^b	117^b	100^b	57^a	76^b	58^a	30
Ecstasy	1,784^b	1,164	999^b	998^b	1,233	1,154	1,287
Inhalants	685^b	662^a	674^b	685^b	577	526	533
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	4,452^b	4,637	4,807	4,915	5,121	4,913	4,868
Pain Relievers	3,540^b	3,803	3,834	4,030	4,070	3,970	3,941
OxyContin^®	--	--	562	559	574	566	598
Tranquilizers	1,509^b	1,682	1,658	1,796	1,785	1,699	1,756
Stimulants³	1,233	1,197	1,280^a	1,242	1,375^b	1,134	1,113
Methamphetamine³	619^b	594^b	619^b	576^b	552^b	404^b	269
Sedatives	162	156	163	191	185	172	175
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	6,277	6,266	6,201	6,467	6,627^a	6,370	6,227

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Table 8.8B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	35.5^b	34.6	33.9	34.2	34.4	33.2	33.5
Marijuana and Hashish	29.8^b	28.5	27.8	28.0	28.0	27.5	27.6
Cocaine	6.7^b	6.6^b	6.6^b	6.9^b	6.9^b	6.4^b	5.5
Crack	0.9^a	0.9^a	0.8	1.0^b	0.9^a	0.8	0.6
Heroin	0.4	0.3^a	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
Hallucinogens	8.4^b	6.7	6.0	6.3	6.6	6.3	6.4
LSD	1.8	1.1^b	1.0^b	1.0^b	1.2^a	1.1^b	1.5
PCP	0.3^b	0.4^b	0.3^b	0.2^a	0.2^b	0.2^a	0.1
Ecstasy	5.8^b	3.7	3.1^b	3.1^b	3.8	3.5	3.9
Inhalants	2.2^b	2.1^b	2.1^b	2.1^b	1.8	1.6	1.6
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	14.4	14.6	14.9	15.1	15.6	15.0	14.8
Pain Relievers	11.4	12.0	11.9	12.4	12.4	12.1	12.0
OxyContin^®	--	--	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8
Tranquilizers	4.9	5.3	5.2	5.5	5.5	5.2	5.3
Stimulants³	4.0^a	3.8	4.0^a	3.8	4.2^b	3.5	3.4
Methamphetamine³	2.0^b	1.9^b	1.9^b	1.8^b	1.7^b	1.2^b	0.8
Sedatives	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	20.2^a	19.7	19.3	19.9	20.2^b	19.5	18.9

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Table 8.9A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	6,264	6,435	6,239	6,543	6,482	6,464	6,465
Marijuana and Hashish	5,376	5,400	5,196	5,388	5,322	5,378	5,426
Cocaine	631^a	696^b	692^b	832^b	729^b	573	507
Crack	52	55	80	104^b	72	56	53
Heroin	39^a	25^b	43	59	54	48	74
Hallucinogens	589	545	477	503	563	475	549
LSD	36^b	67	83	60	58^a	70	97
PCP	15	30^a	17	11	14	15	4
Ecstasy	355	230	231	267	326	229^a	304
Inhalants	150	134	144	146	129	130	104
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	1,698^b	1,922	1,978	2,046	2,115	1,949	1,943
Pain Relievers	1,262^b	1,486	1,504	1,535	1,620	1,517	1,502
OxyContin^®	--	--	142	146	139	155	129
Tranquilizers	487	525	566	606	647	571	569
Stimulants³	409	412	479^b	468^b	456^a	352	348
Methamphetamine³	183^b	197^b	220^b	225^b	183^b	116	74
Sedatives	49	58	49	74	54	72	64
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	2,459	2,665	2,619	2,850^a	2,904^b	2,643	2,586

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Table 8.9B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	20.2	20.3	19.4	20.1	19.8	19.7	19.6
Marijuana and Hashish	17.3	17.0	16.1	16.6	16.3	16.4	16.5
Cocaine	2.0^b	2.2^b	2.1^b	2.6^b	2.2^b	1.7	1.5
Crack	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3^b	0.2	0.2	0.2
Heroin	0.1	0.1^b	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
Hallucinogens	1.9	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.5	1.7
LSD	0.1^b	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2^a	0.2	0.3
PCP	0.0	0.1^a	0.1^a	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ecstasy	1.1	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.7	0.9
Inhalants	0.5^a	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	5.5	6.1	6.1	6.3	6.5	6.0	5.9
Pain Relievers	4.1^a	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.9	4.6	4.6
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4
Tranquilizers	1.6	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.0	1.7	1.7
Stimulants³	1.3^a	1.3	1.5^b	1.4^b	1.4^a	1.1	1.1
Methamphetamine³	0.6^b	0.6^b	0.7^b	0.7^b	0.6^b	0.4	0.2
Sedatives	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	7.9	8.4	8.1	8.8^a	8.9^b	8.1	7.8

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Table 8.10A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	82,051^b	83,380^b	83,448^b	85,841^b	85,454^b	88,858^a	92,161
Marijuana and Hashish	73,162^b	74,620^b	75,001^b	76,111^b	76,275^b	79,815	81,703
Cocaine	28,453^b	29,488^a	28,649^b	28,185^b	29,598^a	30,423	31,572
Crack	7,057	6,599^a	6,580^a	6,675	7,250	7,495	7,462
Heroin	3,087	3,148	2,538^a	2,979	3,214	3,233	3,263
Hallucinogens	25,378^b	25,736^b	26,318^b	25,910^b	27,682	27,032^a	29,155
LSD	18,917^b	19,577^a	19,185^b	18,728^b	20,202	20,083	21,133
PCP	6,352	5,955	5,851	5,705	5,853	5,497	6,016
Ecstasy	4,656^b	5,619^b	6,168^b	6,632^b	7,406^a	7,788	8,400
Inhalants	15,398	15,596	15,521	15,754	16,229	16,365	16,555
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	35,779^b	36,269^b	36,190^b	36,562^b	37,743	37,676	39,572
Pain Relievers	19,983^b	20,896^b	21,076^b	21,896^b	22,484^b	22,481^a	24,473
OxyContin^®	881^b	1,433^b	1,392^b	1,589^b	2,080^b	2,289^a	2,766
Tranquilizers	14,959^b	15,447^a	15,117^a	15,919	16,289	15,313^a	16,725
Stimulants³	18,588^a	18,085	17,499	16,105	17,616	17,348	17,076
Methamphetamine³	12,648^b	12,565^b	11,920	10,154	11,762	10,999	10,859
Sedatives	9,075	8,696	9,012	8,101	7,989	7,599	8,173
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	52,578^b	53,040^b	52,672^b	54,078^b	55,018^b	56,302^a	59,022

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Table 8.10B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	45.7^b	46.1^b	45.6^b	46.3^a	45.5^b	46.8	48.0
Marijuana and Hashish	40.8^b	41.2^a	41.0^a	41.1^a	40.6^b	42.0	42.6
Cocaine	15.9	16.3	15.6	15.2^b	15.8	16.0	16.4
Crack	3.9	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.9	3.9	3.9
Heroin	1.7	1.7	1.4^a	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7
Hallucinogens	14.1^a	14.2^a	14.4	14.0^b	14.7	14.2^a	15.2
LSD	10.5	10.8	10.5	10.1^a	10.8	10.6	11.0
PCP	3.5	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	2.9	3.1
Ecstasy	2.6^b	3.1^b	3.4^b	3.6^b	3.9	4.1	4.4
Inhalants	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.6
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	19.9	20.0	19.8	19.7	20.1	19.8	20.6
Pain Relievers	11.1^b	11.5^b	11.5^b	11.8^a	12.0^a	11.8^a	12.7
OxyContin^®	0.5^b	0.8^b	0.8^b	0.9^b	1.1^b	1.2	1.4
Tranquilizers	8.3	8.5	8.3	8.6	8.7	8.1	8.7
Stimulants³	10.4^b	10.0^b	9.6	8.7	9.4	9.1	8.9
Methamphetamine³	7.1^b	6.9^b	6.5^b	5.5	6.3^a	5.8	5.7
Sedatives	5.1^b	4.8^a	4.9^a	4.4	4.3	4.0	4.3
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	29.3^a	29.3^a	28.8^b	29.2^a	29.3^a	29.7	30.7

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Table 8.11A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	18,639	18,562	18,594	18,883	19,552	20,102	19,778
Marijuana and Hashish	12,612	12,441	12,833	12,880	12,860	12,953	13,443
Cocaine	3,307	3,372	3,114	2,852	3,399	3,271	3,130
Crack	1,188^a	1,036	978	1,000	1,113	1,137	862
Heroin	231	182	232	184	376	200	266
Hallucinogens	1,194^a	1,046	1,182	1,093	1,160	1,088	879
LSD	131	73	117	91	181	120	115
PCP	31	13	38	22	52	25	*
Ecstasy	836^b	626	606	705	591	650	499
Inhalants	320	295^a	413	358	531	560	536
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	8,057	8,231	7,814	8,331	9,180	9,334^a	8,385
Pain Relievers	5,582^a	5,950	5,556^a	6,044	6,761	6,815	6,336
OxyContin^®	--	--	457	480	549	624	638
Tranquilizers	2,772	2,783	2,878	2,956	2,791	3,077	2,865
Stimulants³	1,482^a	1,256	1,467	1,340	1,868^b	1,448	1,152
Methamphetamine³	891^b	823^b	1,012^b	849^b	1,151^b	822^b	487
Sedatives	681^b	544^a	441	441	632^b	580^a	334
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	10,808	10,689	10,189	10,513	11,481	11,860	10,912

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Table 8.11B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	10.4	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.4	10.6	10.3
Marijuana and Hashish	7.0	6.9	7.0	6.9	6.8	6.8	7.0
Cocaine	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.5	1.8	1.7	1.6
Crack	0.7^b	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.4
Heroin	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
Hallucinogens	0.7^b	0.6	0.6^a	0.6	0.6^a	0.6	0.5
LSD	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
PCP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	*
Ecstasy	0.5^b	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
Inhalants	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.5	4.9^a	4.9^a	4.4
Pain Relievers	3.1	3.3	3.0	3.3	3.6	3.6	3.3
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Tranquilizers	1.5	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.6	1.5
Stimulants³	0.8^a	0.7	0.8^a	0.7	1.0^b	0.8	0.6
Methamphetamine³	0.5^b	0.5^b	0.6^b	0.5^b	0.6^b	0.4^b	0.3
Sedatives	0.4^b	0.3^a	0.2	0.2	0.3^b	0.3^a	0.2
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	6.0	5.9	5.6	5.7	6.1	6.2^a	5.7

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Table 8.12A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	10,380	10,224^a	10,159^a	10,666	11,394	10,984	11,308
Marijuana and Hashish	7,185^a	7,267	7,471	7,508	7,801	7,384	8,120
Cocaine	1,243	1,431	1,204	1,423	1,582	1,399	1,251
Crack	488^a	517^a	370	553^a	618^b	537^a	300
Heroin	116	76	108	62	268	102	126
Hallucinogens	352	238	241	380	262	346	269
LSD	15	15	20	12	41	45	*
PCP	20	*	21	20	*	17	*
Ecstasy	197	149	142	161	120	209	146
Inhalants	183	117^a	181	152	291	191	268
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	3,602	3,532	3,218	3,607	4,136	4,117	3,571
Pain Relievers	2,321	2,406	2,149^a	2,437	2,909	2,987	2,678
OxyContin^®	--	--	118^a	153	109^a	167	256
Tranquilizers	1,129	1,078	889	1,050	993	1,081	1,081
Stimulants³	685^a	676^a	653	548	757^b	573	444
Methamphetamine³	428^a	459^b	428^b	331	495^b	380	211
Sedatives	340^b	189	190	171	285^a	240	134
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	4,897	4,767	4,301	4,860	5,460	5,446	4,889

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Table 8.12B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	5.8	5.6	5.5	5.8	6.1	5.8	5.9
Marijuana and Hashish	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	3.9	4.2
Cocaine	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7
Crack	0.3^a	0.3^a	0.2	0.3^a	0.3^b	0.3^a	0.2
Heroin	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
Hallucinogens	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
LSD	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	*
PCP	0.0	*	0.0	0.0	*	0.0	*
Ecstasy	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Inhalants	0.1	0.1^a	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.9	2.2^a	2.2	1.9
Pain Relievers	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.5	1.6	1.4
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.1^a	0.1	0.1^a	0.1	0.1
Tranquilizers	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6
Stimulants³	0.4^a	0.4^a	0.4^a	0.3	0.4^b	0.3	0.2
Methamphetamine³	0.2^b	0.3^b	0.2^b	0.2	0.3^b	0.2	0.1
Sedatives	0.2^b	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2^a	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	2.7	2.6	2.3	2.6	2.9	2.9	2.5

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Table 8.13A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	100,612^b	102,574^b	102,491^b	105,063^b	104,765^b	107,654^a	110,805
Marijuana and Hashish	89,842^b	91,723^b	91,984^b	93,143^b	93,431^b	96,435	98,296
Cocaine	33,239^b	34,243^a	33,542^b	33,090^b	34,728	35,340	36,301
Crack	8,239	7,792	7,715	7,820	8,426	8,475	8,366
Heroin	3,574	3,664	3,067^a	3,475	3,725	3,726	3,720
Hallucinogens	32,895^a	33,113^a	33,173^a	32,730^a	34,296	33,319	34,990
LSD	23,845	24,027	23,085	22,145	23,128	22,457	23,278
PCP	7,185	6,903	6,587	6,421	6,490	6,035	6,529
Ecstasy	9,330^b	10,301^b	10,607^b	11,096^b	11,788	11,979	12,393
Inhalants	20,265	20,325	20,036	20,087	20,318	20,055	19,967
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	44,556^b	45,629^b	45,754^b	46,552^a	47,794	47,467	49,198
Pain Relievers	26,836^b	28,409^b	28,890^b	30,175^b	30,825^a	30,608^a	32,515
OxyContin^®	1,700^b	2,579^b	2,767^b	3,205^b	3,756^b	3,995	4,502
Tranquilizers	18,433^b	19,346^a	19,036^a	20,275	20,563	19,460	20,758
Stimulants³	22,384^a	21,958^a	21,391	20,113	21,538	20,922	20,536
Methamphetamine³	14,949^b	14,756^b	14,166^b	12,344	13,865^a	12,843	12,404
Sedatives	9,723	9,261	9,640	8,751	8,598	8,183	8,679
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	65,014^b	65,809^b	65,302^b	66,879^b	67,957^b	68,857	71,086

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Table 8.13B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	47.8^a	48.2	47.6^b	48.2	47.5^b	48.4	49.3
Marijuana and Hashish	42.7	43.1	42.7	42.8	42.3^a	43.3	43.7
Cocaine	15.8	16.1	15.6	15.2^a	15.7	15.9	16.1
Crack	3.9	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.7
Heroin	1.7	1.7	1.4	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7
Hallucinogens	15.6	15.6	15.4	15.0	15.5	15.0	15.6
LSD	11.3^b	11.3^b	10.7	10.2	10.5	10.1	10.3
PCP	3.4^a	3.2	3.1	2.9	2.9	2.7	2.9
Ecstasy	4.4^b	4.8^b	4.9^b	5.1	5.3	5.4	5.5
Inhalants	9.6^a	9.6^a	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.0	8.9
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	21.2	21.5	21.3	21.4	21.7	21.3	21.9
Pain Relievers	12.8^b	13.4^b	13.4^b	13.9	14.0	13.8	14.5
OxyContin^®	0.8^b	1.2^b	1.3^b	1.5^b	1.7^b	1.8	2.0
Tranquilizers	8.8	9.1	8.8	9.3	9.3	8.7	9.2
Stimulants³	10.6^b	10.3^b	9.9^a	9.2	9.8	9.4	9.1
Methamphetamine³	7.1^b	6.9^b	6.6^b	5.7	6.3^b	5.8	5.5
Sedatives	4.6^b	4.4^a	4.5^a	4.0	3.9	3.7	3.9
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	30.9	30.9	30.3^a	30.7	30.8	30.9	31.6

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Table 8.14A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	29,638	29,538	29,506	29,999	30,804	30,966	30,799
Marijuana and Hashish	21,850	21,486	21,796	21,991	22,030	21,938	22,531
Cocaine	5,394	5,470	5,247	5,099	5,658^a	5,355	4,950
Crack	1,454^a	1,310	1,241	1,327	1,406^a	1,386^a	1,075
Heroin	353	278	350	343	523	342	411
Hallucinogens	3,804^b	3,158	3,125	3,144	3,307	3,135	2,988
LSD	684	409^b	434^b	413^b	560	495	619
PCP	126^b	130^b	138^b	79^a	128^a	82^a	38
Ecstasy	2,621^b	1,790	1,605	1,703	1,824	1,804	1,786
Inhalants	1,005	956	1,087	1,043	1,108	1,086	1,069
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	12,509	12,868	12,621	13,246	14,301^a	14,246	13,253
Pain Relievers	9,122^b	9,753	9,391^a	10,074	10,832	10,785	10,277
OxyContin^®	--	--	1,019	1,039	1,124	1,190	1,235
Tranquilizers	4,281	4,465	4,536	4,752	4,575	4,776	4,621
Stimulants³	2,716^a	2,453	2,747^a	2,581	3,243^b	2,582	2,265
Methamphetamine³	1,510^b	1,417^b	1,631^b	1,425^b	1,704^b	1,226^b	756
Sedatives	843^b	700	604	632	817^b	752^a	509
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	17,086	16,954	16,389	16,980	18,108	18,230	17,140

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Table 8.14B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	14.1	13.9	13.7	13.8	14.0	13.9	13.7
Marijuana and Hashish	10.4	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	9.9	10.0
Cocaine	2.6^b	2.6^b	2.4	2.3	2.6^b	2.4	2.2
Crack	0.7^b	0.6	0.6	0.6^a	0.6^a	0.6^a	0.5
Heroin	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Hallucinogens	1.8^b	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5^a	1.4	1.3
LSD	0.3	0.2^b	0.2^b	0.2^b	0.3	0.2	0.3
PCP	0.1^b	0.1^b	0.1^b	0.0^a	0.1^a	0.0^a	0.0
Ecstasy	1.2^b	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Inhalants	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	5.9	6.1	5.9	6.1	6.5^b	6.4^a	5.9
Pain Relievers	4.3	4.6	4.4	4.6	4.9	4.8	4.6
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Tranquilizers	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1
Stimulants³	1.3^b	1.2	1.3^b	1.2^a	1.5^b	1.2	1.0
Methamphetamine³	0.7^b	0.7^b	0.8^b	0.7^b	0.8^b	0.6^b	0.3
Sedatives	0.4^b	0.3^a	0.3	0.3	0.4^b	0.3^a	0.2
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	8.1	8.0	7.6	7.8	8.2^a	8.2^a	7.6

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Table 8.15A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	16,644^a	16,659	16,397^a	17,209	17,876	17,448	17,773
Marijuana and Hashish	12,561^a	12,667	12,667	12,896	13,124	12,762	13,546
Cocaine	1,874	2,128	1,895	2,255^b	2,311^b	1,972	1,757
Crack	541^a	572^a	451	657^b	689^b	594^a	352
Heroin	155	101^a	151	121	322	150	199
Hallucinogens	941	783	719	883	825	821	818
LSD	51^a	82	103	72	99	115	104
PCP	35	35	37	31	18	32	*
Ecstasy	553	379	373	428	446	438	450
Inhalants	334	250	325	298	421	321	372
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	5,300	5,453	5,196	5,653	6,251^a	6,066	5,514
Pain Relievers	3,583^a	3,892	3,653^a	3,972	4,530	4,505	4,180
OxyContin^®	--	--	260	299	248^a	322	386
Tranquilizers	1,617	1,604	1,455	1,657	1,640	1,652	1,650
Stimulants³	1,094^a	1,088^a	1,132^b	1,016^a	1,214^b	926	791
Methamphetamine³	612^b	655^b	648^b	556^b	677^b	496^a	285
Sedatives	389^b	247	239	245	340	312	199
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	7,356	7,432	6,920	7,710	8,364^a	8,089	7,474

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Table 8.15B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	7.9	7.8	7.6	7.9	8.1	7.8	7.9
Marijuana and Hashish	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.7	6.0
Cocaine	0.9	1.0^a	0.9	1.0^b	1.0^b	0.9	0.8
Crack	0.3^a	0.3^a	0.2	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.3^a	0.2
Heroin	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Hallucinogens	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
LSD	0.0^a	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
PCP	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	*
Ecstasy	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Inhalants	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	2.5	2.6	2.4	2.6	2.8^b	2.7	2.5
Pain Relievers	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.8	2.1	2.0	1.9
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Tranquilizers	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7
Stimulants³	0.5^b	0.5^b	0.5^b	0.5^a	0.6^b	0.4	0.4
Methamphetamine³	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.3^b	0.2^a	0.1
Sedatives	0.2^b	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	3.5	3.5	3.2	3.5	3.8^b	3.6	3.3

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Table 8.16A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Males Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	4,035^b	3,968^b	3,956^b	3,679^b	3,653^b	3,489	3,310
Marijuana and Hashish	2,714^b	2,569^b	2,552^b	2,348	2,310	2,226	2,184
Cocaine	337^b	319^b	339^b	283^a	256	257	217
Crack	61^a	89^b	60^a	48	51	43	31
Heroin	34	34	43	32	25	28	37
Hallucinogens	740^b	618^b	616^b	518	510	477	501
LSD	364^b	206^a	174	177	124	109	146
PCP	106^b	100^b	97^a	97^a	53	52	56
Ecstasy	376^b	257	243	181	201	215	227
Inhalants	1,426^b	1,390^b	1,429^b	1,360^b	1,301^b	1,220^a	1,072
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	1,643^b	1,639^b	1,616^b	1,444^b	1,557^b	1,436^a	1,255
Pain Relievers	1,362^b	1,391^b	1,378^b	1,211^a	1,312^b	1,195^a	1,064
OxyContin^®	112^a	146	162	136	158	172	159
Tranquilizers	385	398^a	353	342	315	323	316
Stimulants³	469^b	472^b	387^b	364^b	398^b	301	246
Methamphetamine³	150^b	160^b	140^b	133^b	126^b	81	66
Sedatives	84	126	128^a	110	97	89	89
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	2,726^b	2,711^b	2,721^b	2,488^b	2,522^b	2,369^a	2,164

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Table 8.16B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Males Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	31.9^b	31.1^b	30.7^b	28.4^b	28.2^b	27.1	26.0
Marijuana and Hashish	21.5^b	20.1^b	19.8^b	18.1	17.8	17.3	17.2
Cocaine	2.7^b	2.5^b	2.6^b	2.2^a	2.0	2.0	1.7
Crack	0.5^a	0.7^b	0.5^a	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2
Heroin	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3
Hallucinogens	5.8^b	4.8^a	4.8^a	4.0	3.9	3.7	3.9
LSD	2.9^b	1.6^a	1.4	1.4	1.0	0.8^a	1.1
PCP	0.8^b	0.8^b	0.8^a	0.7^a	0.4	0.4	0.4
Ecstasy	3.0^b	2.0	1.9	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.8
Inhalants	11.3^b	10.9^b	11.1^b	10.5^b	10.0^b	9.5^a	8.4
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	13.0^b	12.8^b	12.6^b	11.1^a	12.0^b	11.1^a	9.9
Pain Relievers	10.8^b	10.9^b	10.7^b	9.4^a	10.1^b	9.3	8.4
OxyContin^®	0.9^a	1.1	1.3	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.2
Tranquilizers	3.0^a	3.1^a	2.7	2.6	2.4	2.5	2.5
Stimulants³	3.7^b	3.7^b	3.0^b	2.8^b	3.1^b	2.3	1.9
Methamphetamine³	1.2^b	1.3^b	1.1^b	1.0^b	1.0^b	0.6	0.5
Sedatives	0.7	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	21.6^b	21.2^b	21.1^b	19.2^b	19.4^b	18.4^a	17.0

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Table 8.17A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Females Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	3,607^b	3,663^b	3,610^b	3,342	3,357	3,132	3,210
Marijuana and Hashish	2,391^b	2,318^b	2,236^b	2,055	2,084	1,858	1,924
Cocaine	333^a	330^a	272	300	314	285	255
Crack	102^b	68	66	60	77	64	48
Heroin	60^a	45	35	28	35	26	31
Hallucinogens	680^b	632^b	543	480	476	419	472
LSD	306^b	191^b	139	111	94	90	122
PCP	127^b	104^b	77^a	85^b	75^a	52	46
Ecstasy	444^b	346	280	218^b	273	232^a	304
Inhalants	1,179	1,281	1,333	1,298	1,261	1,202	1,235
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	1,759^b	1,733^b	1,787^b	1,575	1,613	1,513	1,517
Pain Relievers	1,412	1,407	1,500^b	1,305	1,335	1,256	1,282
OxyContin^®	112^b	108^b	143	140	184	188	182
Tranquilizers	450	476	464	424	426	425	402
Stimulants³	643^b	574^b	519^a	506	532^a	431	424
Methamphetamine³	266^b	222^b	206^b	185^a	216^b	142	129
Sedatives	154	123	123	122	126	125	114
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	2,559^b	2,607^b	2,634^b	2,456	2,427	2,269	2,324

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Table 8.17B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime among Females Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	29.8^b	30.0^b	29.3^b	26.9	27.0	25.4	26.3
Marijuana and Hashish	19.7^b	19.0^b	18.1^b	16.6	16.8	15.0	15.8
Cocaine	2.8^a	2.7^a	2.2	2.4	2.5	2.3	2.1
Crack	0.8^b	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4
Heroin	0.5^a	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3
Hallucinogens	5.6^b	5.2^b	4.4	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.9
LSD	2.5^b	1.6^b	1.1	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.0
PCP	1.0^b	0.8^b	0.6^a	0.7^b	0.6^a	0.4	0.4
Ecstasy	3.7^b	2.8	2.3	1.8^b	2.2	1.9^a	2.5
Inhalants	9.7	10.5	10.8	10.5	10.1	9.7	10.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	14.5^b	14.2^b	14.5^b	12.7	13.0	12.3	12.4
Pain Relievers	11.7^a	11.5	12.2^b	10.5	10.7	10.2	10.5
OxyContin^®	0.9^b	0.9^b	1.2	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.5
Tranquilizers	3.7	3.9	3.8	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3
Stimulants³	5.3^b	4.7^b	4.2^a	4.1	4.3^a	3.5	3.5
Methamphetamine³	2.2^b	1.8^b	1.7^b	1.5^a	1.7^b	1.1	1.1
Sedatives	1.3	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.9
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	21.1^b	21.3^b	21.4^b	19.8	19.5	18.4	19.1

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Table 8.18A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Males Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	2,842^b	2,776^b	2,653^b	2,557	2,525	2,499	2,419
Marijuana and Hashish	2,064^b	1,955^b	1,918^b	1,796	1,744	1,748	1,724
Cocaine	263^b	222^a	223^a	208	178	174	159
Crack	36	47^b	31	23	32	25	18
Heroin	20	17	32	17	14	16	27
Hallucinogens	501^b	386	389	352	318	339	376
LSD	183^b	73^a	94	92	51^b	76^a	116
PCP	46	44	39	44	26	32	35
Ecstasy	262^b	142	141	125	129	165	164
Inhalants	586^b	554	587^b	538	521	500	467
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	1,091^b	1,090^b	974^a	962	1,052^b	970	863
Pain Relievers	913^b	930^b	837^a	818	882^b	816	728
OxyContin^®	--	--	99	101	95	107	122
Tranquilizers	249	258	226	229	195	215	225
Stimulants³	294^b	253^b	210^b	194^a	224^b	173	141
Methamphetamine³	97^b	82^b	69^b	78^b	74^b	39	33
Sedatives	45	67	59	51	56	42	46
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	1,683^b	1,637^b	1,537^a	1,479	1,540^a	1,444	1,377

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Table 8.18B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Males Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	22.5^b	21.7^b	20.6^a	19.7	19.5	19.4	19.0
Marijuana and Hashish	16.3^b	15.3^b	14.9^a	13.9	13.4	13.6	13.6
Cocaine	2.1^b	1.7^a	1.7^a	1.6	1.4	1.3	1.3
Crack	0.3	0.4^b	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Heroin	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Hallucinogens	4.0^b	3.0	3.0	2.7	2.5	2.6	3.0
LSD	1.5^b	0.6^a	0.7	0.7	0.4^b	0.6^a	0.9
PCP	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3
Ecstasy	2.1^b	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.3	1.3
Inhalants	4.6^b	4.3	4.6^a	4.2	4.0	3.9	3.7
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	8.6^b	8.5^b	7.6	7.4	8.1^b	7.5	6.8
Pain Relievers	7.2^b	7.3^b	6.5	6.3	6.8^b	6.3	5.7
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.8	1.0
Tranquilizers	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.8
Stimulants³	2.3^b	2.0^b	1.6^b	1.5^a	1.7^b	1.3	1.1
Methamphetamine³	0.8^b	0.6^b	0.5^b	0.6^b	0.6^b	0.3	0.3
Sedatives	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	13.3^b	12.8^b	11.9^a	11.4	11.9	11.2	10.8

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Table 8.19A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Females Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	2,652^b	2,679^b	2,648^b	2,484^a	2,447	2,228	2,307
Marijuana and Hashish	1,841^b	1,790^b	1,738^b	1,587	1,604	1,399	1,514
Cocaine	245^b	216^b	188	215^b	233^b	209^a	146
Crack	64^b	48^b	32	31	41^b	40^a	16
Heroin	31	19	16	20	23	8	15
Hallucinogens	444^b	392^a	364	313	332	288	314
LSD	131^b	76	63	59	55	50	67
PCP	64^b	44	33	41	33	23	26
Ecstasy	285^b	188	169	131^a	177	163	189
Inhalants	492	565	581	606^a	590	494	512
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	1,194^a	1,205^a	1,254^b	1,139	1,129	1,064	1,050
Pain Relievers	957	987	1,028^a	922	936	864	880
OxyContin^®	--	--	95	87	104	125	102
Tranquilizers	319	328^a	307	268	288	291	257
Stimulants³	371^b	325^b	297^a	312^a	324^b	242	233
Methamphetamine³	148^b	103^a	108^a	100^a	111^a	79	61
Sedatives	93	64	75	67	53	69	66
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	1,655^a	1,714^b	1,732^b	1,650^a	1,605	1,470	1,473

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Table 8.19B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Females Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	21.9^b	21.9^b	21.5^b	20.0	19.7	18.0	18.9
Marijuana and Hashish	15.2^b	14.6^b	14.1^b	12.8	12.9	11.3	12.4
Cocaine	2.0^b	1.8^b	1.5	1.7^b	1.9^b	1.7^a	1.2
Crack	0.5^b	0.4^b	0.3	0.3	0.3^b	0.3^a	0.1
Heroin	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Hallucinogens	3.7^b	3.2^a	3.0	2.5	2.7	2.3	2.6
LSD	1.1^b	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5
PCP	0.5^b	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Ecstasy	2.4^b	1.5	1.4	1.1^a	1.4	1.3	1.6
Inhalants	4.1	4.6	4.7	4.9	4.7	4.0	4.2
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	9.9^a	9.9^a	10.2^b	9.2	9.1	8.6	8.6
Pain Relievers	7.9	8.1	8.3^a	7.4	7.5	7.0	7.2
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.8	0.7	0.8	1.0	0.8
Tranquilizers	2.6^a	2.7^a	2.5	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.1
Stimulants³	3.1^b	2.7^b	2.4	2.5^a	2.6^a	2.0	1.9
Methamphetamine³	1.2^b	0.8^a	0.9^a	0.8^a	0.9^a	0.6	0.5
Sedatives	0.8	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.5
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	13.7^b	14.0^b	14.0^b	13.3^a	12.9	11.9	12.1

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Table 8.20A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Males Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	1,560^b	1,457^b	1,360^b	1,313	1,272	1,291	1,201
Marijuana and Hashish	1,152^b	1,093^b	1,037^a	967	888	968	921
Cocaine	77	70	75	79	48	48	60
Crack	10	22^a	9	14	5	4	6
Heroin	6	8	11	11	3	3	8
Hallucinogens	130	138	120	98^a	86^b	102^a	145
LSD	37	27	23	24	10^b	24	34
PCP	11	14	7	8	6	9	8
Ecstasy	58	37	45	32^a	38	34	58
Inhalants	159	139	141	160	156	158	135
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	460^b	478^b	413^b	400^b	403^a	391^a	312
Pain Relievers	376^b	385^b	337^b	325^a	330^a	324^a	250
OxyContin^®	--	--	29	17	18	25	33
Tranquilizers	70	111^b	76	84	46	84	62
Stimulants³	106^b	107^b	89^a	79	80	48	55
Methamphetamine³	40	32	24	39^a	24	10	16
Sedatives	6	27^a	4	9	21	15	8
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	705^b	682^b	626^a	616	603	582	534

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Table 8.20B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Males Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	12.3^b	11.4^b	10.6^a	10.1	9.8	10.0	9.5
Marijuana and Hashish	9.1^b	8.6^b	8.1	7.5	6.8	7.5	7.3
Cocaine	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.5
Crack	0.1	0.2^a	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Heroin	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1
Hallucinogens	1.0	1.1	0.9	0.8^a	0.7^b	0.8^a	1.1
LSD	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1^b	0.2	0.3
PCP	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Ecstasy	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3^a	0.3	0.3	0.5
Inhalants	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	3.6^b	3.7^b	3.2^b	3.1^a	3.1^a	3.0^a	2.5
Pain Relievers	3.0^b	3.0^b	2.6^b	2.5^a	2.5^a	2.5^a	2.0
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3
Tranquilizers	0.6	0.9^b	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.5
Stimulants³	0.8^b	0.8^b	0.7^a	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.4
Methamphetamine³	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3^a	0.2	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.0	0.2^a	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	5.6^b	5.3^b	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.5	4.2

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Table 8.21A – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Females Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	1,318^b	1,355^b	1,314^b	1,198	1,210	1,118	1,103
Marijuana and Hashish	871^b	878^b	872^a	763	801	718	735
Cocaine	68^a	83^b	51	63^a	61	56	37
Crack	16	10^a	6	12^a	7	12^a	1
Heroin	5	10	4	4	13	*	5
Hallucinogens	126	122	91	107	95	73	97
LSD	23	23	15	8	21	6	16
PCP	11	6	4	9	6	*	5
Ecstasy	66	54	32	41	44	31	47
Inhalants	143	181	171	153	185^a	136	134
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	527^b	519^b	501^a	439	441	438	398
Pain Relievers	418^b	416^b	414^b	361	360	345	317
OxyContin^®	--	--	37^a	17	10	22	16
Tranquilizers	117	115	86	76	80	98	87
Stimulants³	102^b	115^b	91^a	93^a	90^a	80	58
Methamphetamine³	31^a	38^b	34^a	32^a	29	24	13
Sedatives	41	20	22	18	24	19	27
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	715^b	735^b	702^b	637	648^a	599	556

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Table 8.21B – Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Females Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2002-2008
Drug	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Low precision; no estimate reported. -- Not available. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. The estimates for Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine incorporated in these summary estimates do not include data from the methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings*. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³ Estimates of Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics, Stimulants, and Methamphetamine in the designated rows include data from methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006 and are not comparable with estimates presented in NSDUH reports prior to the 2007 National Findings report. For the 2002 through 2005 survey years, a Bernoulli stochastic imputation procedure was used to generate adjusted estimates comparable with estimates for survey years 2006 and later. See Section B.4.8 in Appendix B of the Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	10.9^b	11.1^b	10.6^b	9.7	9.7	9.1	9.1
Marijuana and Hashish	7.2^b	7.2^a	7.1^a	6.2	6.4	5.8	6.0
Cocaine	0.6^a	0.7^b	0.4	0.5^a	0.5	0.5	0.3
Crack	0.1	0.1^a	0.1	0.1^a	0.1	0.1^a	0.0
Heroin	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	*	0.0
Hallucinogens	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.8
LSD	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1
PCP	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	*	0.0
Ecstasy	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4
Inhalants	1.2	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.5^a	1.1	1.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics^2,3	4.4^b	4.2^b	4.1^a	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.3
Pain Relievers	3.5^b	3.4^b	3.4^b	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.6
OxyContin^®	--	--	0.3^a	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Tranquilizers	1.0	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.8	0.7
Stimulants³	0.8^b	0.9^b	0.7	0.8^a	0.7^a	0.6	0.5
Methamphetamine³	0.3^a	0.3^b	0.3^a	0.3^a	0.2	0.2	0.1
Sedatives	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	5.9^b	6.0^b	5.7^b	5.1	5.2	4.8	4.6

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Table 8.22A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Gender: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	71,499	70,757	70,257	71,519	72,873	70,939	70,868
Cigarettes	61,136	60,434	59,896	60,532	61,565	60,069	59,781
Smokeless Tobacco	7,787^a	7,725^a	7,154^b	7,682^a	8,231	8,051	8,670
Cigars	12,751	12,837	13,727	13,640	13,708	13,263	13,126
Pipe Tobacco	1,816	1,619	1,835	2,190	2,321^a	2,046	1,877
ALCOHOL	119,820^b	118,965^b	120,934^b	126,028^a	125,309^b	126,760	128,974
Binge Alcohol Use²	53,787^b	53,770^b	54,725^b	55,090^b	56,575	57,778	58,096
Heavy Alcohol Use²	15,860^a	16,144^a	16,689	16,035^a	16,946	17,010	17,292
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	41,991	41,288	41,569	42,175	43,389	42,369	41,881
Cigarettes	32,636	32,263	32,278	32,312	33,220	32,607	31,942
Smokeless Tobacco	7,242^a	7,096^b	6,730^b	7,174^b	7,843	7,589	8,215
Cigars	10,669	10,372	11,375	11,355	11,092	10,940	10,900
Pipe Tobacco	1,487	1,400	1,579	1,877^a	2,023^a	1,797	1,486
ALCOHOL	65,210^b	65,927^b	66,317^b	68,497	68,025^a	68,088^a	69,989
Binge Alcohol Use²	35,456^b	35,565^b	36,195^b	36,025^b	37,298	38,128	38,292
Heavy Alcohol Use²	12,216	11,958	12,388	12,172	12,775	12,786	12,882
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	29,509	29,469	28,688	29,344	29,484	28,570	28,986
Cigarettes	28,500	28,171	27,618	28,220	28,345	27,462	27,839
Smokeless Tobacco	545	628	424	508	388	461	455
Cigars	2,082	2,465	2,352	2,285	2,616^a	2,323	2,226
Pipe Tobacco	330	219^b	256	313	298	249^a	391
ALCOHOL	54,610^b	53,038^b	54,616^b	57,531	57,283	58,672	58,986
Binge Alcohol Use²	18,331^a	18,205^b	18,530^a	19,065	19,276	19,651	19,805
Heavy Alcohol Use²	3,645^b	4,186	4,301	3,863^a	4,172	4,225	4,410

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Table 8.22B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Gender: Percentages, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	30.4^b	29.8^b	29.2	29.4^a	29.6^a	28.6	28.4
Cigarettes	26.0^b	25.4^b	24.9^a	24.9^a	25.0^a	24.2	23.9
Smokeless Tobacco	3.3	3.3	3.0^b	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.5
Cigars	5.4	5.4	5.7^a	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.3
Pipe Tobacco	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9^a	0.8	0.8
ALCOHOL	51.0	50.1^b	50.3^a	51.8	50.9	51.1	51.6
Binge Alcohol Use²	22.9	22.6	22.8	22.7	23.0	23.3	23.3
Heavy Alcohol Use²	6.7	6.8	6.9	6.6	6.9	6.9	6.9
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	37.0^b	35.9	35.7	35.8	36.4^a	35.2	34.5
Cigarettes	28.7^b	28.1^b	27.7^a	27.4	27.8^a	27.1	26.3
Smokeless Tobacco	6.4	6.2	5.8^b	6.1^a	6.6	6.3	6.8
Cigars	9.4	9.0	9.8^a	9.6	9.3	9.1	9.0
Pipe Tobacco	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.6^a	1.7^b	1.5	1.2
ALCOHOL	57.4	57.3	56.9	58.1	57.0	56.6	57.7
Binge Alcohol Use²	31.2	30.9	31.1	30.5	31.2	31.7	31.6
Heavy Alcohol Use²	10.8	10.4	10.6	10.3	10.7	10.6	10.6
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	24.3^b	24.0^a	23.1	23.4	23.3	22.4	22.5
Cigarettes	23.4^b	23.0^a	22.3	22.5	22.4	21.5	21.7
Smokeless Tobacco	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4
Cigars	1.7	2.0^a	1.9	1.8	2.1^a	1.8	1.7
Pipe Tobacco	0.3	0.2^a	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2^a	0.3
ALCOHOL	44.9	43.2^b	44.0^a	45.9	45.2	46.0	45.9
Binge Alcohol Use²	15.1	14.8	14.9	15.2	15.2	15.4	15.4
Heavy Alcohol Use²	3.0^a	3.4	3.5	3.1	3.3	3.3	3.4

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Table 8.23A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Gender: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	3,767^b	3,610^b	3,635^b	3,324^b	3,275^b	3,128^b	2,844
Cigarettes	3,209^b	3,044^b	2,998^b	2,733^b	2,634^b	2,482^a	2,261
Smokeless Tobacco	487	511	571	523	601	617	547
Cigars	1,117^b	1,115^b	1,201^b	1,064^a	1,047	1,070^a	944
Pipe Tobacco	137	160	178	158	168	182	176
ALCOHOL	4,365^b	4,425^b	4,436^b	4,191^b	4,222^b	4,021^b	3,635
Binge Alcohol Use²	2,641^b	2,658^b	2,794^b	2,513^b	2,614^b	2,447^b	2,189
Heavy Alcohol Use²	630^b	652^b	671^b	611^b	603^a	591^a	491
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	2,019^b	1,988^b	1,972^b	1,843^b	1,810^b	1,816^b	1,598
Cigarettes	1,556^b	1,514^b	1,453^b	1,387^b	1,302^b	1,285^a	1,141
Smokeless Tobacco	436	479	521	476	546	566	492
Cigars	790^a	789^a	852^b	748	716	778^a	677
Pipe Tobacco	89	121	110	109	113	117	98
ALCOHOL	2,200^b	2,185^b	2,216^b	2,057^b	2,111^b	2,045^b	1,810
Binge Alcohol Use²	1,441^b	1,421^b	1,496^b	1,341^b	1,388^b	1,366^b	1,131
Heavy Alcohol Use²	395^b	374^a	407^b	383^a	368^a	366^a	293
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	1,748^b	1,622^b	1,663^b	1,481^b	1,464^b	1,312	1,246
Cigarettes	1,653^b	1,530^b	1,545^b	1,345^b	1,332^b	1,197	1,120
Smokeless Tobacco	51	32^a	50	47	55	51	55
Cigars	327	326	349^a	316	331^a	293	267
Pipe Tobacco	49	40^b	68	49	54	65	78
ALCOHOL	2,165^b	2,241^b	2,220^b	2,134^b	2,110^b	1,975	1,825
Binge Alcohol Use²	1,200^a	1,237^b	1,298^b	1,172	1,225^b	1,082	1,058
Heavy Alcohol Use²	235	278^b	264^a	229	235	225	198

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Table 8.23B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Gender: Percentages, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	15.2^b	14.4^b	14.4^b	13.1^b	12.9^b	12.4^a	11.4
Cigarettes	13.0^b	12.2^b	11.9^b	10.8^b	10.4^b	9.8^a	9.1
Smokeless Tobacco	2.0	2.0	2.3	2.1	2.4	2.4	2.2
Cigars	4.5^b	4.5^b	4.8^b	4.2	4.1	4.2	3.8
Pipe Tobacco	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7
ALCOHOL	17.6^b	17.7^b	17.6^b	16.5^b	16.6^b	15.9^b	14.6
Binge Alcohol Use²	10.7^b	10.6^b	11.1^b	9.9^b	10.3^b	9.7^b	8.8
Heavy Alcohol Use²	2.5^b	2.6^b	2.7^b	2.4^a	2.4^a	2.3	2.0
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	16.0^b	15.6^b	15.3^b	14.2^b	14.0^a	14.1^b	12.6
Cigarettes	12.3^b	11.9^b	11.3^b	10.7^b	10.0^a	10.0^a	9.0
Smokeless Tobacco	3.4	3.7	4.0	3.7	4.2	4.4	3.9
Cigars	6.2^a	6.2^a	6.6^b	5.8	5.5	6.0	5.3
Pipe Tobacco	0.7	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8
ALCOHOL	17.4^b	17.1^b	17.2^b	15.9^b	16.3^b	15.9^b	14.2
Binge Alcohol Use²	11.4^b	11.1^b	11.6^b	10.4^b	10.7^b	10.6^b	8.9
Heavy Alcohol Use²	3.1^b	2.9^a	3.2^b	3.0^a	2.8^a	2.8	2.3
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	14.4^b	13.3^b	13.5^b	11.9^b	11.8^b	10.6	10.2
Cigarettes	13.6^b	12.5^b	12.5^b	10.8^b	10.7^b	9.7	9.2
Smokeless Tobacco	0.4	0.3^a	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
Cigars	2.7	2.7	2.8^a	2.5	2.7	2.4	2.2
Pipe Tobacco	0.4	0.3^b	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6
ALCOHOL	17.9^b	18.3^b	18.0^b	17.2^b	17.0^b	16.0	15.0
Binge Alcohol Use²	9.9^a	10.1^b	10.5^b	9.4	9.9^a	8.8	8.7
Heavy Alcohol Use²	1.9	2.3^b	2.1^a	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.6

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Table 8.24A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Gender: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	14,049	14,201^b	14,359^b	14,382^b	14,384^b	13,694	13,629
Cigarettes	12,650^b	12,764^b	12,731^b	12,667^b	12,582^b	11,835	11,757
Smokeless Tobacco	1,502^b	1,486^b	1,589^a	1,664	1,706	1,721	1,772
Cigars	3,417^a	3,623	4,103^b	3,895	3,972	3,873	3,721
Pipe Tobacco	332^b	292^b	396	471	431	394	456
ALCOHOL	18,759^b	19,466^b	19,474^b	19,783	20,282	20,034	20,148
Binge Alcohol Use²	12,699^b	13,188	13,271	13,597	13,814	13,675	13,510
Heavy Alcohol Use²	4,625	4,788	4,848	4,967	5,093	4,819	4,761
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	8,097	8,226	8,368	8,425^a	8,409^a	8,238	8,093
Cigarettes	6,897^a	7,040^b	7,041^b	7,007^b	6,909^a	6,673	6,548
Smokeless Tobacco	1,455^b	1,418^b	1,532	1,588	1,635	1,636	1,698
Cigars	2,605^a	2,758	3,179^b	2,997	3,078^a	3,041	2,855
Pipe Tobacco	262^a	228^b	335	372	355	313	335
ALCOHOL	10,129^b	10,652	10,501	10,830	10,869	10,757	10,660
Binge Alcohol Use²	7,787	8,163	8,101	8,442^b	8,284	8,204	8,011
Heavy Alcohol Use²	3,282	3,372	3,434	3,545	3,461	3,278	3,290
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	5,952^b	5,975^b	5,990^b	5,957^b	5,974^b	5,456	5,536
Cigarettes	5,753^b	5,724^b	5,690^b	5,660^b	5,673^b	5,161	5,210
Smokeless Tobacco	47	67	56	75	71	85	74
Cigars	813	865	924	898	894	832	866
Pipe Tobacco	69^a	65^b	61^b	100	76^a	81	121
ALCOHOL	8,630^b	8,814^b	8,974^b	8,953^b	9,413	9,277	9,489
Binge Alcohol Use²	4,911^b	5,025^b	5,170^a	5,155^a	5,531	5,471	5,499
Heavy Alcohol Use²	1,343	1,417	1,414	1,422	1,632	1,541	1,471

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Table 8.24B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Gender: Percentages, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	45.3^b	44.8^b	44.6^b	44.3^b	43.9^b	41.8	41.4
Cigarettes	40.8^b	40.2^b	39.5^b	39.0^b	38.4^b	36.2	35.7
Smokeless Tobacco	4.8	4.7^a	4.9	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.4
Cigars	11.0	11.4	12.7^b	12.0	12.1^a	11.8	11.3
Pipe Tobacco	1.1^a	0.9^b	1.2	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.4
ALCOHOL	60.5	61.4	60.5	60.9	61.9	61.2	61.2
Binge Alcohol Use²	40.9	41.6	41.2	41.9	42.2	41.8	41.0
Heavy Alcohol Use²	14.9	15.1	15.1	15.3	15.6^a	14.7	14.5
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	52.1^b	51.7^b	51.7^b	51.6^b	51.0^a	50.0	48.8
Cigarettes	44.4^b	44.2^b	43.5^b	42.9^b	41.9^a	40.5	39.5
Smokeless Tobacco	9.4	8.9^b	9.5	9.7	9.9	9.9	10.3
Cigars	16.8	17.3	19.7^b	18.3	18.7^a	18.4	17.2
Pipe Tobacco	1.7	1.4^b	2.1	2.3	2.2	1.9	2.0
ALCOHOL	65.2	66.9^b	64.9	66.3^a	65.9	65.3	64.3
Binge Alcohol Use²	50.2	51.3^b	50.1	51.7^b	50.2	49.8	48.4
Heavy Alcohol Use²	21.1	21.2	21.2	21.7^a	21.0	19.9	19.9
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	38.4^b	37.8^b	37.4^b	36.9^b	36.8^b	33.6	33.8
Cigarettes	37.1^b	36.2^b	35.5^b	35.0^b	34.9^b	31.8	31.8
Smokeless Tobacco	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.4
Cigars	5.2	5.5	5.8	5.6	5.5	5.1	5.3
Pipe Tobacco	0.4^a	0.4^a	0.4^b	0.6	0.5^a	0.5	0.7
ALCOHOL	55.7^a	55.8^a	56.0^a	55.4^b	57.9	57.1	58.0
Binge Alcohol Use²	31.7^a	31.8^a	32.3	31.9	34.0	33.7	33.6
Heavy Alcohol Use²	8.7	9.0	8.8	8.8	10.0^a	9.5	9.0

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Table 8.25A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Gender: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	53,683	52,946	52,263	53,813	55,215	54,118	54,395
Cigarettes	45,278	44,626	44,166	45,133	46,349	45,752	45,762
Smokeless Tobacco	5,797	5,728	4,994^b	5,495^a	5,924	5,713	6,351
Cigars	8,217	8,099	8,423	8,681	8,690	8,320	8,462
Pipe Tobacco	1,347	1,166	1,261	1,561	1,723^a	1,470	1,244
ALCOHOL	96,696^b	95,073^b	97,023^b	102,054^a	100,805^b	102,705	105,191
Binge Alcohol Use²	38,447^b	37,924^b	38,661^b	38,980^b	40,147^a	41,656	42,397
Heavy Alcohol Use²	10,605^b	10,704^a	11,170	10,457^b	11,251	11,600	12,040
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	31,874	31,074	31,229	31,907	33,169	32,315	32,191
Cigarettes	24,184	23,709	23,784	23,917	25,009	24,648	24,253
Smokeless Tobacco	5,351	5,199^a	4,677^b	5,110^a	5,661	5,387	6,025
Cigars	7,274	6,825	7,344	7,610	7,298	7,122	7,369
Pipe Tobacco	1,136	1,051	1,133	1,396	1,555^a	1,367	1,053
ALCOHOL	52,880^b	53,090^b	53,601^b	55,610^a	55,045^b	55,286^a	57,519
Binge Alcohol Use²	26,227^b	25,981^b	26,598^b	26,242^b	27,627^a	28,558	29,150
Heavy Alcohol Use²	8,539	8,212^a	8,548	8,245^a	8,946	9,142	9,299
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	21,809	21,872	21,034	21,906	22,045	21,802	22,205
Cigarettes	21,094	20,918	20,382	21,215	21,340	21,104	21,510
Smokeless Tobacco	447	529	318	385	262	325	326
Cigars	942	1,274	1,079	1,071	1,391	1,198	1,093
Pipe Tobacco	212	115	128	165	168	103	191
ALCOHOL	43,816^b	41,983^b	43,423^b	46,444	45,759^a	47,419	47,671
Binge Alcohol Use²	12,220	11,943^a	12,063^a	12,738	12,520	13,098	13,247
Heavy Alcohol Use²	2,067^b	2,492	2,623	2,212^a	2,305	2,458	2,741

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Table 8.25B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Gender: Percentages, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	29.9^a	29.3	28.5	29.0	29.4	28.5	28.3
Cigarettes	25.2^a	24.7	24.1	24.3	24.7	24.1	23.8
Smokeless Tobacco	3.2	3.2	2.7^b	3.0	3.2	3.0	3.3
Cigars	4.6	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.6	4.4	4.4
Pipe Tobacco	0.8	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.9^a	0.8	0.6
ALCOHOL	53.9	52.5^b	53.0^a	55.1	53.7	54.1	54.8
Binge Alcohol Use²	21.4	21.0^a	21.1	21.0^a	21.4	21.9	22.1
Heavy Alcohol Use²	5.9	5.9	6.1	5.6^a	6.0	6.1	6.3
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	37.3^a	36.0	35.7	36.0	36.9^a	35.6	35.0
Cigarettes	28.3^a	27.5	27.2	27.0	27.8	27.1	26.4
Smokeless Tobacco	6.3	6.0	5.3^b	5.8	6.3	5.9	6.5
Cigars	8.5	7.9	8.4	8.6	8.1	7.8	8.0
Pipe Tobacco	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.6^a	1.7^b	1.5	1.1
ALCOHOL	61.9	61.5	61.3	62.7	61.2	60.8	62.5
Binge Alcohol Use²	30.7	30.1	30.4	29.6^a	30.7	31.4	31.7
Heavy Alcohol Use²	10.0	9.5	9.8	9.3	10.0	10.1	10.1
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	23.2	23.1	22.0	22.6	22.5	22.0	22.2
Cigarettes	22.5	22.1	21.3	21.9	21.8	21.3	21.5
Smokeless Tobacco	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3
Cigars	1.0	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.4^a	1.2	1.1
Pipe Tobacco	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
ALCOHOL	46.6	44.3^b	45.4^a	48.0	46.7	47.9	47.7
Binge Alcohol Use²	13.0	12.6	12.6	13.2	12.8	13.2	13.2
Heavy Alcohol Use²	2.2^a	2.6	2.7	2.3	2.4	2.5	2.7

90406

Table 8.26A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Gender: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	67,732	67,147	66,622	68,195	69,598	67,812	68,024
Cigarettes	57,928	57,391	56,897	57,799	58,932	57,587	57,520
Smokeless Tobacco	7,299^a	7,214^a	6,583^b	7,158^a	7,630	7,434	8,123
Cigars	11,634	11,722	12,526	12,576	12,662	12,193	12,183
Pipe Tobacco	1,679	1,458	1,657	2,032	2,154^a	1,864	1,700
ALCOHOL	115,455^b	114,539^b	116,498^b	121,837^a	121,087^b	122,739	125,339
Binge Alcohol Use²	51,146^b	51,112^b	51,931^b	52,577^b	53,961	55,331	55,907
Heavy Alcohol Use²	15,231^b	15,492^a	16,018	15,424^a	16,344	16,420	16,801
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	39,972	39,300	39,597	40,332	41,578	40,553	40,283
Cigarettes	31,080	30,749	30,825	30,924	31,918	31,322	30,801
Smokeless Tobacco	6,806^a	6,618^b	6,209^b	6,698^b	7,297	7,023	7,723
Cigars	9,879	9,583	10,523	10,607	10,376	10,163	10,223
Pipe Tobacco	1,398	1,279	1,469	1,768	1,910^a	1,680	1,388
ALCOHOL	63,009^b	63,742^b	64,101^b	66,440^a	65,914^b	66,043^a	68,179
Binge Alcohol Use²	34,014^b	34,144^b	34,699^b	34,684^b	35,910	36,762	37,161
Heavy Alcohol Use²	11,821	11,584^a	11,981	11,790	12,407	12,420	12,589
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	27,761	27,847	27,025	27,863	28,020	27,258	27,740
Cigarettes	26,847	26,641	26,072	26,875	27,013	26,266	26,719
Smokeless Tobacco	493	596	374	460	333	411	400
Cigars	1,755	2,139	2,003	1,969	2,286	2,030	1,959
Pipe Tobacco	281	179^a	189	264	244	184^a	313
ALCOHOL	52,446^b	50,797^b	52,396^b	55,397	55,173^a	56,697	57,160
Binge Alcohol Use²	17,132^b	16,968^b	17,232^b	17,893	18,051	18,569	18,747
Heavy Alcohol Use²	3,409^b	3,908	4,037	3,634^a	3,937	4,000	4,212

90406

Table 8.26B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Gender: Percentages, 2002-2008
Gender/Substance	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Tobacco Products include cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	32.2^b	31.6^a	30.9	31.3^a	31.5^a	30.5	30.2
Cigarettes	27.5^b	27.0^b	26.4	26.5	26.7^a	25.9	25.6
Smokeless Tobacco	3.5	3.4	3.1^b	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.6
Cigars	5.5	5.5	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.4
Pipe Tobacco	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.9	1.0^a	0.8	0.8
ALCOHOL	54.9	53.9^b	54.1^b	55.9	54.9	55.1	55.7
Binge Alcohol Use²	24.3	24.0	24.1	24.1	24.5	24.9	24.9
Heavy Alcohol Use²	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.1	7.4	7.4	7.5
MALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	39.6^b	38.4	38.2	38.4	39.1^a	37.8	37.1
Cigarettes	30.8^b	30.1^a	29.8	29.5	30.0^a	29.2	28.4
Smokeless Tobacco	6.7	6.5	6.0^b	6.4^a	6.9	6.5	7.1
Cigars	9.8	9.4	10.2	10.1	9.8	9.5	9.4
Pipe Tobacco	1.4	1.3	1.4	1.7^a	1.8^b	1.6	1.3
ALCOHOL	62.4	62.4	61.9	63.3	62.0	61.5	62.8
Binge Alcohol Use²	33.7	33.4	33.5	33.0	33.8	34.2	34.2
Heavy Alcohol Use²	11.7	11.3	11.6	11.2	11.7	11.6	11.6
FEMALE
TOBACCO PRODUCTS¹	25.4^a	25.2^a	24.2	24.7	24.5	23.7	23.8
Cigarettes	24.5^a	24.1	23.3	23.8	23.6	22.8	23.0
Smokeless Tobacco	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.3
Cigars	1.6	1.9	1.8	1.7	2.0^a	1.8	1.7
Pipe Tobacco	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2^a	0.3
ALCOHOL	47.9	46.0^b	46.9^b	49.1	48.3	49.2	49.1
Binge Alcohol Use²	15.7	15.4	15.4	15.8	15.8	16.1	16.1
Heavy Alcohol Use²	3.1^a	3.5	3.6	3.2	3.4	3.5	3.6

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Table 8.27A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Gender: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Gender/Alcohol Use	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
Lifetime	20,911^a	20,936^b	20,709^a	20,671	20,574	20,370	19,886
Past Year	17,492	17,554	17,568	17,729^a	17,598^a	17,359	16,882
Past Month	10,713^a	10,876^b	10,838^b	10,819^b	10,823^b	10,730^a	10,069
Binge Alcohol Use¹	7,175^a	7,190^a	7,397^b	7,197^a	7,239^b	7,172^a	6,637
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	2,301	2,297	2,375^a	2,296	2,359^a	2,313	2,113
MALE
Lifetime	10,719^a	10,537	10,624	10,500	10,647^a	10,463	10,151
Past Year	8,847	8,735	8,946	8,927	9,064^a	8,895	8,503
Past Month	5,619	5,720^a	5,723^a	5,658	5,752^a	5,609	5,284
Binge Alcohol Use¹	4,140^a	4,162^b	4,271^b	4,175^a	4,192^b	4,158^b	3,751
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	1,544^a	1,506	1,582^a	1,492	1,561^a	1,532	1,363
FEMALE
Lifetime	10,192	10,399^b	10,085	10,171	9,927	9,907	9,735
Past Year	8,645	8,819	8,622	8,802	8,534	8,464	8,379
Past Month	5,094	5,156^a	5,115	5,160^a	5,072	5,122^a	4,785
Binge Alcohol Use¹	3,035	3,027	3,127	3,022	3,047	3,015	2,886
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	756	791	793	803	798	781	750

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Table 8.27B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Gender: Percentages, 2002-2008
Gender/Alcohol Use	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. 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 are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
TOTAL
Lifetime	56.2^b	55.8^b	54.9^b	53.9^b	53.9^b	52.9	52.2
Past Year	47.0^b	46.8^b	46.6^b	46.3^b	46.1^b	45.1	44.3
Past Month	28.8^b	29.0^b	28.7^b	28.2^b	28.3^b	27.9^a	26.4
Binge Alcohol Use¹	19.3^b	19.2^b	19.6^b	18.8^b	19.0^b	18.6^a	17.4
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	6.2^a	6.1^a	6.3^a	6.0	6.2^a	6.0	5.5
MALE
Lifetime	56.5^b	55.0^b	54.9^b	53.7^a	54.0^b	53.0	52.0
Past Year	46.6^b	45.6^b	46.3^b	45.6^b	46.0^b	45.1^a	43.5
Past Month	29.6^b	29.9^b	29.6^b	28.9^a	29.2^b	28.4	27.1
Binge Alcohol Use¹	21.8^b	21.7^b	22.1^b	21.3^b	21.3^b	21.1^b	19.2
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	8.1^b	7.9^a	8.2^b	7.6	7.9^a	7.8	7.0
FEMALE
Lifetime	56.0^b	56.6^b	54.8^b	54.2^a	53.7	52.8	52.4
Past Year	47.5^b	48.0^b	46.9^a	46.9^a	46.2	45.1	45.1
Past Month	28.0^b	28.1^b	27.8^b	27.5^a	27.4^a	27.3^a	25.8
Binge Alcohol Use¹	16.7	16.5	17.0^a	16.1	16.5	16.1	15.5
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.0

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Table 8.28A – Perceived Risk and Availability of Substances among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2008
Risk/Availability	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2008 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. ² Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded. ³ Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK¹
Cigarettes
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day	15,493^b	15,899^b	16,871^a	17,158	17,290	17,186	17,198
Marijuana
Smoke Once a Month	7,918^b	8,614	8,699^a	8,487	8,667^a	8,575	8,320
Smoke Once or Twice a Week	12,614^b	13,449^b	13,637^b	13,777^b	13,606^b	13,634^b	13,037
Cocaine
Use Once a Month	12,296	12,628^b	12,320	12,151	12,196	12,256	12,142
Use Once or Twice a Week	19,463	19,835^b	19,842^b	19,894^b	19,754^b	19,543	19,372
Heroin
Try Once or Twice	14,211	14,400^a	14,077	13,994	14,164	14,006	14,021
Use Once or Twice a Week	20,073^a	20,244^b	20,150^b	20,276^b	20,129^b	19,956	19,769
LSD
Try Once or Twice	12,499^b	12,805^b	12,692^b	12,445^b	12,424^b	12,134	11,925
Use Once or Twice a Week	18,156^b	18,475^b