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Appendix B

Selected National Substance Abuse Indicators

Table B1. NSDUH: Percentage of Respondents Reporting Use of Specific Drugs 
in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month by Age Group, 2002-2003 

Cocaine Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17   2.7   2.6 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.6
18-25 15.4 15.0 6.7 6.6 2.0 2.2
26 and older 15.9 16.3 1.8 1.9 0.7 0.8
12 and older 14.4 14.7 2.5 2.5 0.9 1.0
Crack Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 0.7  0.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1
18-25 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.2
26 and older 3.9 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3
12 and older 3.6 3.3 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.3
Methamphetamine Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.3
18-25 5.7 5.2 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.6
26 and older 5.7 5.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2
12 and older 5.3 5.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3
Marijuana Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 20.6 19.6 15.8 15.0 8.2 7.9
18-25 53.8 53.9 29.8 28.5 17.3 17.0
26 and older 40.8 41.2    7.0   6.9   4.0   4.0
12 and older 40.4 40.6 11.0 10.6 6.2 6.2
Heroin Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
18-25 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
26 and older 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 and older 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
MDMA Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 3.3 2.4 2.2 1.3 0.5 0.4
18-25 15.1 14.8 5.8 3.7 1.1 0.7
26 and older 2.6 3.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1
12 and older 4.3 4.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.2
LSD Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 2.7 1.6 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.2
18-25 15.9 14.0 1.8 1.1 0.1 0.2
26 and older 10.5 10.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 and older 10.4 10.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1
PCP Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1
18-25 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1
26 and older 3.5 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0    *
12 and older 3.2 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

* Low precision; no estimate reported

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002-2003.

Note: Prior to 2002, the NSDUH was known as the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). Because of methodological changes to the 2002 survey, NSDUH data for 2002 and 2003 generally should not be compared with 2001 and earlier NHSDA data.

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Table B2. MTF: Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs 
for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders, by Percent, 1998-2003

Cocaine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  4.6  4.7  4.5 4.3   3.6 3.6 
10thGrade  7.2 7.7 6.9 5.7   6.1 5.1 
12th Grade 9.3  9.8  8.6  8.2  7.8 7.7 
Crack 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.5
10th Grade 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.6 2.7
12th Grade 4.4 4.6 3.9  3.7  3.8 3.6
Methamphetamine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  ---  4.5  4.2 4.4 3.5 3.9
10th Grade ---   7.3  6.9 6.4 6.1 5.2
12th Grade ---   8.2  7.9 6.9 6.7 6.2
Marijuana/Hashish 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 22.2  22.0 20.3 20.4  19.2 17.5
10th Grade  39.6  40.9 40.3 40.1  38.7 36.4
12th Grade  49.1  49.7  48.8 49.0   47.8  46.1
Heroin 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6
10th Grade 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.5
12th Grade 2.0  2.0 2.4 1.8 1.7  1.5
MDMA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.7 2.7 4.3 5.2 4.3 3.2
10th Grade 5.1 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.6 5.4
12th Grade 5.8 8.0 11.0 11.7 10.5 8.3
LSD 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.5 2.1
10th Grade 8.5 8.5 7.6 6.3 5.0 3.5
12th Grade 12.6 12.2 11.1 10.9 8.4 5.9
PCP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
10th Grade  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
12th Grade  3.9  3.4  3.4 3.5   3.1 2.5 

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monitoring the Future Study, 2003.

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Table B3. MTF: Trends in Past Year Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs 
for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders, by Percent, 1998-2003

Cocaine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2
10th Grade 4.7 4.9 4.4 3.6 4.0 3.3
12th Grade 5.7 6.2 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.8
Crack 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.1  1.8  1.8 1.7  1.6  1.6
10th Grade  2.5  2.4  2.2  1.8  2.3  1.6
12th Grade  2.5  2.7  2.2  2.1  2.3  2.2
Methamphetamine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade ---  3.2  2.5  2.8  2.2  2.5
10th Grade --- 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.3
12th Grade --- 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.2
Marijuana/Hashish 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

 16.9  16.5  15.6  15.4  14.6  12.8
10th Grade  31.1  32.1  32.2 32.7  30.3  28.2
12th Grade  37.5  37.8  36.5  37.0  36.2  34.9
Heroin 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  1.3  1.4  1.1 1.0  0.9 0.9
10th Grade  1.4  1.4  1.4  0.9  1.1  0.7
12th Grade  1.0  1.1  1.5  0.9  1.0  0.8
MDMA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 1.8  1.7  3.1  3.5  2.9  2.1
10th Grade 3.3  4.4  5.4  6.2  4.9  3.0
12th Grade 3.6  5.6  8.2  9.2  7.4  4.5
LSD 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.3
10th Grade 5.9 6.0 5.1 4.1 2.6 1.7
12th Grade 7.6 8.1 6.6 6.6 3.5 1.9
PCP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
10th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
12th Grade 2.1 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.3

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monitoring the Future Study, 2003.

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Table B4. MTF: Trends in Current Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for 
Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders, by Percent, 1998-2003

Cocaine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

8th Grade

  1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9

10th Grade

  2.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.3

12th Grade

  2.4  2.6 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1
Crack 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  0.9  0.8 0.8  0.8  0.8  0.7
10th Grade  1.1  0.8 0.9  0.7  1.0  0.7
12th Grade  1.0  1.1 1.0  1.1  1.2  0.9
Methamphetamine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  ---  1.1  0.8  1.3  1.1  1.2
10th Grade  ---  1.8  2.0  1.5  1.8  1.4
12th Grade  ---  1.7  1.9  1.5  1.7  1.7
Marijuana/Hashish 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 9.7 9.7 9.1 9.2 8.3 7.5
10th Grade 18.7 19.4 19.7 19.8 17.8 17.0
12th Grade 22.8 23.1 21.6 22.4 21.5 21.2
Heroin 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 0.6 0.6   0.5 0.6 0.5   0.4
10th Grade 0.7 0.7   0.5  0.3 0.5   0.3
12th Grade 0.5 0.5   0.7  0.4 0.5   0.4
MDMA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  0.9  0.8  1.4 1.8 1.4  0.7
10th Grade  1.3  1.8  2.6 2.6 1.8  1.1
12th Grade  1.5  2.5  3.6 2.8 2.4  1.3
LSD 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 1.1  1.1  1.0 1.0   0.7  0.6
10th Grade  2.7  2.3  1.6 1.5  0.7  0.6
12th Grade  3.2  2.7  1.6  2.3  0.7  0.6
PCP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
10th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
12th Grade  1.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.6

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monitoring the Future Study, 2003.
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Table B5. PRIDE: Percentage of Past Year Drug Use 
by Junior and Senior High School Students and Twelfth Graders, 1998-1999 through 2002-2003 School Years

Cocaine 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 2.7 2.2 2.1
Senior High 6.1 5.3 5.5 5.1 6.3
12th Grade 8.0 7.1 7.9 7.1 8.6
Marijuana 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 11.0 9.2 9.3 8.3 11.7
Senior High 32.3 31.4 32.3 29.4 30.0
12th Grade 37.8 38.0 39.0 35.7 35.5
Heroin 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.3
Senior High 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.8
12th Grade 3.6 3.2 4.4 3.7 5.0

Source: Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education.

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Table B6. PRIDE: Percentage of Current Drug Use 
by Junior and Senior High School Students and Twelfth Graders, 1998-1999 through 2002-2003 School Years

Cocaine 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.9
SeniorHigh 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.8
12thGrade 4.1 3.6 4.2 3.8 5.3
Marijuana 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 6.5 5.2 5.3 4.7 7.1
SeniorHigh 20.3 19.3 20.5 18.5 19.1
12th Grade 23.1 23.4 24.2 21.9 22.9
Heroin 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.6
Senior High 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.6
12thGrade 2.4 2.1 2.8 2.4 3.6

Source: Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education.

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Table B7. DAWN: Estimated Number of Emergency Department Drug Mentions and Mentions of Selected Drugs by Year, 1995-2002

   1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Mentions
(all drugs)		 899,977 906,078 941,627 981,286 1,013,688 1,098,915 1,165,148 1,209,938
Drug Mentions
(specific drugs)		 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Cocaine 135,711 152,420 161,083 172,011 168,751 174,881 193,034 199,198
Methamphetamine 15,933 11,002 17,154 11,486 10,447 13,505 14,923 17,696
Marijuana 45,259 53,770 64,720 76,842 87,068 96,426 110,512 119,472

Heroin

 69,556 72,980 70,712 75,688 82,192 94,804 93,064 93,519
MDMA 421 319 637 1,143 2,850 4,511 5,542 4,026
GHB* 145 638 762 1,282 3,178 4,969 3,340 3,330
Ketamine

--

 81

--

 209 396 263 679 260
Rohypnol -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
LSD 5,682 4,569 5,219 4,982 5,126 4,016 2,821 891
PCP 5,963 3,441 3,626 3,436 3,663 5,404 6,102 7,648
Hydrocodone Drugs 9,686 11,419 11,570 13,611 15,252 20,098 21,567 25,197
Oxycodone Drugs 3,393 3,190 5,012 5,211 6,429 10,825 18,409 22,397

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 1995-2002.

* Includes GHB and its precursor GBL
-- Incomplete data

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Table B8. TEDS: Number of Treatment Admissions and Admissions by Selected Substances of Abuse, 1994-2002

   1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Treatment Admissions (Total) 1,671,039 1,680,697 1,643,731 1,607,957 1,712,268 1,729,878 1,778,352 1,788,646 1,882,584
Primary Substance 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Cocaine 297,408 278,421 263,896 236,770 254,365 243,697 241,511 231,386 241,699
   Smoked 220,614 207,608 195,751 174,900 186,973 177,893 176,585 168,955 176,014

   Nonsmoked

 76,794 70,813 68,145 61,870 67,392 65,804 64,926 62,431 65,685

Methamphetamine

 33,443 47,695 41,045 53,694 56,517 58,795 66,975 81,799 104,481
Marijuana/Hashish 142,906 171,344 192,918 197,840 220,173 232,407 251,549 265,242 283,527
Heroin 16,452 227,989 224,366 235,143 247,069 257,340 273,446 277,911 285,667

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set, 1994-2000.

 

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