Past Month Drug Use Among Adolescents Aged 12-17, 2005

  • Alcohol: 16.5%
  • Any illicit drug (Includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutic drugs used non-medically): 9.9%
  • Marijuana/hashish: 6.8%
  • Non-medical use of psychotherapeutics (Includes prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants (including methamphetamine), and sedatives, but not over-the-counter drugs): 3.3%
  • Inhalants: 1.2%
  • Hallucinogens (Includes LSD, PCP, and Ecstasy): 0.8%

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2006). Results from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-30, DHHS Publication No. SMA 06-4194). Rockville, MD. http://oas.samhsa.gov/nsduh/2k5nsduh/2k5results.pdf, accessed 5/24/07.

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