The statistic shows a comparison of the results of a survey among Americans in 2011 and in 2013 on the reaons for mass shootings. They were asked how much they think drug use is responsible for these shootings. In January 2011, 42 percent of respondents said drug use was to blame a "great deal" for these shootings. In 2013, 37 percent of respondents said the same.
How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?
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Statistics on Drug use in the U.S.
Prevalence of drug use in the U.S.
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- Premium Statistic Number of U.S. Americans who used illicit drugs in their lifetime 2021, by drug type
- Basic Statistic Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2021, by drug type
- Basic Statistic Number of Americans who used marijuana in their lifetime 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used ecstasy in their lifetime 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used cocaine in their lifetime 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used crack in their lifetime 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used methamphetamine in their lifetime 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used heroin in their lifetime 2009-2021
Teen drug use
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- Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2021, by drug
- Basic Statistic U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2021, by drug
- Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
- Basic Statistic 30-day prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
- Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
- Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
- Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2021
- Basic Statistic Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2021
Drug-related deaths
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- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 1999 to 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2021, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2021, by race/ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Drug overdose death rate U.S. 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2020, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. drug overdose death percent change from 2019 to 2020, by state
Treatment
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- Basic Statistic Substances used by U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment, 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by state 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of substance abuse treatment clients in the U.S. by state 2020
- Basic Statistic Number of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. 2003-2020
- Premium Statistic Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type 2020
- Basic Statistic Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type of care 2020
- Basic Statistic Drug control spending on treatment and prevention in the U.S. 2008-2024
Additional information
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- Basic Statistic U.S. adults who had trouble in their family due to drug abuse from 1995 to 2021
- Basic Statistic Life problems among U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment, 2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Illicit drug use disorder among U.S. adults by level of mental illness 2021
- Premium Statistic Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by substance dependence or abuse 2021
- Basic Statistic Total federal drug control spending in the U.S. 2012-2024
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- Factors to blame for mass shootings in the US 2013
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- MDMA users in Germany in 2018, by age group
- MDMA users in Hungary in 2016, by age group
- MDMA users in Ireland in 2015, by age group
- Estimated number of drug deaths worldwide from 2000 to 2015
- "Bath Salt" related calls reported to U.S. posion control centers 2009-2011
- MDMA/ecstasy users in Czechia in 2017, by age group
- Global prevalence HIV among people who currently inject drugs by select cities 2014
- Public perception of gun crime in America 2013
- U.S. public opinion on background checks for all gun purchases 2015
- U.S. public opinion on safety gains through more concealed weapons 2015
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- U.S. gun households from 1994 to 2015
- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
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- MDMA users in Germany in 2018, by age group
- MDMA users in Hungary in 2016, by age group
- MDMA users in Ireland in 2015, by age group
- Estimated number of drug deaths worldwide from 2000 to 2015
- "Bath Salt" related calls reported to U.S. posion control centers 2009-2011
- MDMA/ecstasy users in Czechia in 2017, by age group
- Global prevalence HIV among people who currently inject drugs by select cities 2014
- Public perception of gun crime in America 2013
- U.S. public opinion on background checks for all gun purchases 2015
- U.S. public opinion on safety gains through more concealed weapons 2015
- Non-fatal firearm crimerate in the U.S. 2011, by ethnicity
- U.S. gun households from 1994 to 2015
- Number of non-fatal firearm crimes U.S. 2000-2019
Gallup. (September 20, 2013). How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?." Chart. September 20, 2013. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. (2013). How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup. "How Much Do You Think Drug Use Is to Blame for The Mass Shootings That Have Occurred in The Us in Recent Years?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/
Gallup, How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
How much do you think drug use is to blame for the mass shootings that have occurred in the US in recent years? [Graph], Gallup, September 20, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272966/survey-on-drug-use-as-a-factor-to-blame-for-mass-shootings/