Drug use in the U.S.

Statistics report on drug use in the U.S.

Drug use in the U.S.

This report presents facts and figures on drug use in the United States. It includes information on the prevalence of drug use, use among teens, drug related deaths, and substance abuse treatment.

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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 2022, by drug type
  • Basic Statistic Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2022, by drug type
  • Basic Statistic Number of Americans who used marijuana in their lifetime 2009-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used ecstasy in their lifetime 2009-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used cocaine in their lifetime 2009-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used crack in their lifetime 2009-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used methamphetamine in their lifetime 2009-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of Americans who used heroin in their lifetime 2009-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of heroin dependence or abuse among individuals in the U.S. 2002-2022
  • Premium Statistic Substance use among adults in the U.S. by any mental illness 2022

Teen drug use

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  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2022, by drug
  • Basic Statistic U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2022, by drug
  • Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic 30-day prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2022
  • Premium Statistic Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2022

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. 2021, by state
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2021, by state
  • Premium Statistic U.S. opioid overdose death rate from 1999 to 2021
  • Basic Statistic Rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. 1999-2021
  • Basic Statistic Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2021

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. 2003-2022
  • Premium Statistic Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type 2022
  • Basic Statistic Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type of care 2022
  • 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 2022
  • Premium Statistic Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by substance dependence or abuse 2022
  • Basic Statistic Total federal drug control spending in the U.S. 2012-2024

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