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Appendix B. Tables

Table 1. NSDUH Trends in Percentage of Past Year Drug Use, 2002-2005

Major Drugs   2002 2003 2004 2005
Cocaine (any form)
Individuals (12 and older) 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3
Adolescents (12-17) 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.7
Adults (18-25) 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.9
Adults (26 and older) 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.5
Crack
Individuals (12 and older) 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6
Adolescents (12-17) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2
Adults (18-25) 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0
Adults (26 and older) 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5
Heroin
Individuals (12 and older) 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2
Adolescents (12-17) 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Adults (18-25) 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5
Adults (26 and older) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Marijuana
Individuals (12 and older) 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.4
Adolescents (12-17) 15.8 15.0 14.5 13.3
Adults (18-25) 29.8 28.5 27.8 28.0
Adults (26 and older) 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.9
Methamphetamine
Individuals (12 and older) 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Adolescents (12-17) 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.7
Adults (18-25) 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
Adults (26 and older) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3
Pharmaceuticals
Prescription Narcotics
Individuals (12 and older) 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.9
Adolescents (12-17) 7.6 7.7 7.4 6.9
Adults (18-25) 11.4 12.0 11.9 12.4
Adults (26 and older) 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.3
Other Dangerous Drugs
LSD
Individuals (12 and older) 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.2
Adolescents (12-17) 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6
Adults (18-25) 1.8 1.1 1.0 1.0
Adults (26 and older) 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
MDMA
Individuals (12 and older) 1.3 0.9 0.8 0.8
Adolescents (12-17) 2.2 1.3 1.2 1.0
Adults (18-25) 5.8 3.7 3.1 3.1
Adults (26 and older) 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.4
PCP
Individuals (12 and older) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Adolescents (12-17) 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Adults (18-25) 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2
Adults (26 and older) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

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Table 2. MTF Adolescent Trends in Percentage of Past Year Drug Use, 2000-2005

Major Drugs   2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Cocaine (any form)
8th Grade 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.2
10th Grade 4.4 3.6 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.5
12th Grade 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.1
Crack
8th Grade 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.4
10th Grade 2.2 1.8 2.3 1.6 1.7 1.7
12th Grade 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.3 1.9
Heroin
8th Grade 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8
10th Grade 1.4 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.9 0.9
12th Grade 1.5 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8
Marijuana
8th Grade 15.6 15.4 14.6 12.8 11.8 12.2
10th Grade 32.2 32.7 30.3 28.2 27.5 26.6
12th Grade 36.5 37.0 36.2 34.9 34.3 33.6
Methamphetamine
8th Grade 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.5 1.5 1.8
10th Grade 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.9
12th Grade 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.4 2.5
MDMA
8th Grade 3.1 3.5 2.9 2.1 1.7 1.7
10th Grade 5.4 6.2 4.9 3.0 2.4 2.6
12th Grade 8.2 9.2 7.4 4.5 4.0 3.0
Pharmaceuticals
Prescription Narcotics
8th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
10th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
12th Grade 7.0 6.7 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.0
Sedatives/Barbiturates
8th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
10th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
12th Grade 6.2 5.7 6.7 6.0 6.5 7.2
Tranquilizers
8th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
10th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
12th Grade 5.7 6.9 7.7 6.7 7.3 6.8
Other Dangerous Drugs
GHB
8th Grade 1.2 1.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.5
10th Grade 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.4 0.8 0.8
12th Grade 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 2.0 1.1
Inhalants
8th Grade 9.4 9.1 7.7 8.7 9.6 9.5
10th Grade 7.3 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.9 6.0
12th Grade 5.9 4.5 4.5 3.9 4.2 5.0
LSD
8th Grade 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.2
10th Grade 5.1 4.1 2.6 1.7 1.6 1.5
12th Grade 6.6 6.6 3.5 1.9 2.2 1.8
PCP
8th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
10th Grade NA NA NA NA NA NA
12th Grade 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.3 0.7 1.3

Source: Monitoring the Future.
NA-not available

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Table 3. Federal-Wide Drug Seizures, in Kilograms, 2000-2005

Drug 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Cocaine 106,616 104,877 102,497 117,044 165,894 173,827
Hashish 10,878 161 621 155 164 409.1
Heroin 1,675 2,496 2,773 2,395 1,845 1,717.2
Marijuana 1,234,555 1,213,988 1,101,496 1,229,678 1,118,608 1,103,608
Methamphetamine 3,471 3,971 2,478 3,856 3,127 4,767.0

Source: Federal-Wide Drug Seizure System.

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Table 4. Drug-Related Arrests, United States, 2001-2006

Major Drugs Drug 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*
Cocaine 13,351 12,226 10,951 12,222 12,114 3,557
Marijuana 6,461 5,509 6,216 6,252 5,599 1,667
Heroin 3,106 2,578 2,169 2,534 2,141 519
Methamphetamine 7,363 6,231 6,055 5,893 6,090 1,504
Other Dangerous Drugs
MDMA 1,974 1,506 1,023 937 764 167
GHB 2 0 10 20 19 0
LSD 93 27 21 25 8 13
PCP 87 49 117 67 57 19
Steroids 72 64 65 95 57 12
Pharmaceuticals
Oxycodone 0 0 27 137 236 74
Hydrocodone 0 1 17 111 186 67
Hydromorphone 29 35 28 28 11 3
Benzodiazepines 30 44 27 23 26 6
Methylphenidate 0 0 1 1 2 0

Source: Drug Enforcement Administration.
*Data for 2006 are preliminary and incomplete.

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Table 5. Other Dangerous Drugs Submitted for Testing in the United States in Dosage Units, 2001-2006

Drug 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
GHB* 100,218 77,912 130,444 30,719 66,681 470***
LSD** 93,974 1,624 667 146,585 627 567,416
MDMA** 5,475,824 3,745,560 1,905,362 1,473,962 2,502,085 185,061
PCP** 1,037,574 5,786,959 527,986 318,562 13,260 7,088

Source: System to Retrieve Information From Drug Evidence.
*Note: GHB data are derived from the STRIDE Incident Summary Report (63/71A).
**LSD, MDMA, and PCP data are derived from the STRIDE Statistical Summary Report (63/6).
***Data for 2006 are through May 2006
 

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Table 6. Average Purity of Drug Samples Tested, by Percentage, 2001-2004

Drug Type 2001 2002 2003 2004
Cocaine   78.0 77.0 82.0 84.0*
Heroin South America 78.0 72.0 70.0 64.0
Southwest Asia 69.0 64.0 62.0 67.0
Southeast Asia 68.0 73.0 63.0 63.0
Mexico 30.0 33.0 37.0 39.0
MDMA     53.6 50.6 55.6 53.9
Methamphetamine     39.1 43.6 57.2 60.6

Source: Drug Enforcement Administration.
*Representative of January through July 2004
NA-not available

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Table 7. Laboratory Seizures Involving Other Dangerous Drugs, 2001-2005

Drug 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
GHB 16 10 7 12 2
LSD 0 1 1 0 0
MDMA 13 9 11 16 14
PCP 14 7 10 9 7

Source: National Clandestine Laboratory Seizure System (Run date 7/6/06).


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