The following breakdown of the different types of drugs people use is based off a large-scale 2001 survey, the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
Drug or substance / Lifetime use ( % ) / Past month use ( % )
1. Alcohol / 81.7 / 48.3
2. Cigarettes ./ 67.2 /24.9
3. Any illicit drug ……………………………………….. 41.7 ………………………………………………. 7.1
4. Marijuana ……………………………………………… 36.9 ………………………………………………. 4.8
5. Smokeless tobacco …………………………………… 19.1 ………………………………………………. 3.2
6. Any abuse of prescription drugs ……..………… 16.0 …………………………………………………. 2.1
Stimulants ……………………………………………….. 07.1 ………………………………………………… 0.5
Pain relievers ……………………………………………. 09.8 ……………………………………………….. 1.6
Tranquilizers …………………………………………….. 06.2 ……………………………………………….. 0.6
Sedatives ………………………………………………….. 03.3 ……………………………………………….. 0.1
7. Any hallucinogen 12.5 0.4
LSD ………………………………………………………….. 09.0 ………………………………………………. 0.0
Ecstasy ………………………………………………………. 03.6 ………………………………………………… —
PCP …………………………………………………………… 02.7 ………………………………………………… 0.0
8. Methamphetamine ………………………………………. 04.3 ………………………………………………… 0.3
9. Cocaine ……………………………………………………… 12.3 ……………………………………………….. 0.5
10. Inhalants …………………………………………………… 08.1 ……………………………………………….. 0.3
11 . Crack ………………………………………………………. 02.8 ………………………………………………. 0.2
(Hanson et al. , 2004, p. 23)
Additional statistics on the types of drugs people use
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