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.
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.
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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.
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
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
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
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).
