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Alabama:   2004 Annualized Averages for State Estimates of Substance Use

 

Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older

 

50809             Alabama: Numbers in Thousands

Table 6.1A      Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older in Alabama: Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

Drug

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

ILLICIT DRUG1

1,409  

467  

256  

     Marijuana and Hashish

1,210  

323  

164  

     Cocaine

327  

75  

31  

          Crack

89  

25  

12  

     Heroin

31  

8  

4  

     Hallucinogens

306  

44  

12  

          LSD

216  

12  

3  

          PCP

43  

2  

1  

          Ecstasy

168  

33  

7  

     Inhalants

276  

26  

6  

     Nonmedical Use of

        Psychotherapeutics2

704  

242  

122  

          Pain Relievers

482  

184  

90  

               OxyContin®3

25  

10  

3  

          Tranquilizers

328  

105  

40  

          Stimulants

248  

55  

27  

               Methamphetamine

117  

28  

15  

          Sedatives

149  

17  

7  

ILLICIT DRUG OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1

866  

290  

147  

 

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.

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.

2  Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

3  OxyContin® use estimates are based on 2004 data only.

Source:  SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

 

 

  50809                               Alabama: Percentages

Table 6.1B      Types of Illicit Drug Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older in Alabama: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2004

Drug

TIME PERIOD

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

ILLICIT DRUG1

38.0  

12.6  

6.9  

     Marijuana and Hashish

32.6  

8.7  

4.4  

     Cocaine

8.8  

2.0  

0.8  

          Crack

2.4  

0.7  

0.3  

     Heroin

0.8  

0.2  

0.1  

     Hallucinogens

8.3  

1.2  

0.3  

          LSD

5.8  

0.3  

0.1  

          PCP

1.2  

0.0  

0.0  

          Ecstasy

4.5  

0.9  

0.2  

     Inhalants

7.4  

0.7  

0.2  

     Nonmedical Use of

        Psychotherapeutics2

19.0  

6.5  

3.3  

          Pain Relievers

13.0  

5.0  

2.4  

               OxyContin®3

2.0  

0.8  

0.2  

          Tranquilizers

8.8  

2.8  

1.1  

          Stimulants

6.7  

1.5  

0.7  

               Methamphetamine

3.2  

0.8  

0.4  

          Sedatives

4.0  

0.5  

0.2  

ILLICIT DRUG OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1

23.3  

7.8  

4.0  

 

*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.

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.

2  Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

3  OxyContin® use estimates are based on 2004 data only.

Source:  SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

 

This page was last updated on February 14, 2007.


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