How Common is Substance Use?

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Illicit Drug Use

 

Past Year Illicit Drug Use among People Aged 12 or Older in 2018

Illicit Drug Use Statistics

Most common illicit use

Marijuana: 43.5 million (2018)

Any prescription misuse

1 in 43 (6.2 million)
*Pain relievers are most common misused prescription: (3.3 million)

(2016 Statistics)

 

Alcohol Binging or Heavy Use

Current, Binge, and Heavy Alcohol Use among People Aged 12 or Older: 2018​ 

Alcohol Use Statistics

Tobacco Use

Past Month Tobacco Use among People Aged 12 or Older in 2018​

Tobacco Use Statistics

Young Adult & Adolescent Illicit Drug Use 

2 in 5 (13.2 million) young adults (18-25) were past year illicit drug users in 2018
1 in 6 (4.2 million) adolescents (12-17) were past year illicit drug users

 

Substance Use While Pregnant

U.S. Past Month Substance Use among Pregnant Women (aged 15-44)​

Substance Use While Pregnant

Sources

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2019). 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Methodological summary and definitions. Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/data/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 17-5044, NSDUH Series H-52). Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Retrieved from: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-FFR1-2016/NSDUH-FFR1-2016.htm

 

Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. (2016).Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 16-4984, NSDUH Series H-51). Retrieved from: https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/NSDUH-FFR1-2015/NSDUH-FFR1-2015/NSDUH-FFR1-2015.htm