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- Percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family
- 32%
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U.S. adults who had trouble in their family due to drug abuse from 1995 to 2021
- Number of people in the U.S. that used cocaine in their lifetime
- 40.9m
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Number of U.S. Americans who used illicit drugs in their lifetime 2022, by drug type
- Rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. (per 100,000 population)
- 32.4
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022
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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 2009-2022
- 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 2009-2022
- 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
Prevalence of drug use in the U.S.
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Number of U.S. Americans who used illicit drugs in their lifetime 2022, by drug type
Number of U.S. Americans who used illicit drugs in their lifetime 2022, by drug type
Number of people in the U.S. who used selected illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2022, by drug type (in thousands)
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Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2022, by drug type
Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2022, by drug type
Number of people in the U.S. who used selected illicit drugs in the past year as of 2022 (in 1,000)
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Number of Americans who used marijuana in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of Americans who used marijuana in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used marijuana in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Number of Americans who used ecstasy in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of Americans who used ecstasy in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used ecstasy (MDMA) in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Number of Americans who used cocaine in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of Americans who used cocaine in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used cocaine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Number of Americans who used crack in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of Americans who used crack in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used crack in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Number of Americans who used methamphetamine in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of Americans who used methamphetamine in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used methamphetamine in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Number of Americans who used heroin in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of Americans who used heroin in their lifetime 2009-2022
Number of people in the U.S. who used heroin in their lifetime from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Number of heroin dependence or abuse among individuals in the U.S. 2002-2022
Number of heroin dependence or abuse among individuals in the U.S. 2002-2022
Number of individuals with a heroin dependence or abuse during the past year in the United States from 2002 to 2022 (in 1,000)
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Substance use among adults in the U.S. by any mental illness 2022
Substance use among adults in the U.S. by any mental illness 2022
Substance use among adults in the United States as of 2022, by any mental illness
Teen drug use
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- Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2023, by drug
- Basic Statistic U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2023, by drug
- Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
- Basic Statistic 30-day prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
- Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
- Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
- Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
- Basic Statistic Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2023
- Premium Statistic Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2023
Teen drug use
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Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2023, by drug
Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2023, by drug
Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2023
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U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2023, by drug
U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2023, by drug
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Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Annual prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023
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30-day prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
30-day prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023
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Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023
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Lifetime prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Lifetime prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Lifetime prevalence of use of marijuana/hashish for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023
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Lifetime prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Lifetime prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2023
Lifetime prevalence of use of cocaine for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023
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Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2023
Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2023
Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders from 1975 to 2023*
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Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2023
Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2023
Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders from 1975 to 2023*
Drug-related deaths
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- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 1999 to 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2022, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2022, by race/ethnicity
- Premium Statistic Drug overdose death rate U.S. 2022, by state
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. opioid overdose death rate from 1999 to 2022
- Basic Statistic Rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. 1999-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022
U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2022
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 1999 to 2022, by gender
U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 1999 to 2022, by gender
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender (per 100,000 population)
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U.S. drug overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2022, by gender
U.S. drug overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2022, by gender
Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022, by gender
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2022, by age
U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2022, by age
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by age (per 100,000 population)
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2022, by race/ethnicity
U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2022, by race/ethnicity
Age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by race/ethnicity (per 100,000 population)
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Drug overdose death rate U.S. 2022, by state
Drug overdose death rate U.S. 2022, by state
Drug overdose death rate in the United States in 2022, by state (per 100,000 population)
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Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2022, by state
Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2022, by state
Number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2022, by state
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U.S. opioid overdose death rate from 1999 to 2022
U.S. opioid overdose death rate from 1999 to 2022
Death rate due to opioid overdose in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
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Rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. 1999-2022
Rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. 1999-2022
Rate of drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022 (per 100,000 population)
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Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022
Number of fentanyl overdose deaths U.S. 1999-2022
Number of overdose deaths from fentanyl in the U.S. from 1999 to 2022
Treatment
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- 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. 2008-2025
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Number of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. 2003-2022
Number of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. 2003-2022
Total number of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. from 2003 to 2022
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Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type 2022
Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type 2022
Distribution of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. as of 2022, by operation type
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Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type of care 2022
Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type of care 2022
Distribution of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. as of 2022, by type of care offered
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Drug control spending on treatment and prevention in the U.S. 2008-2025
Drug control spending on treatment and prevention in the U.S. 2008-2025
Federal drug control spending on treatment and prevention in the United States from FY 2008 to FY 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
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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. 2012-2025
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U.S. adults who had trouble in their family due to drug abuse from 1995 to 2021
U.S. adults who had trouble in their family due to drug abuse from 1995 to 2021
Percentage of U.S. adults who reported drug abuse had ever caused trouble in their family from 1995 to 2021
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Life problems among U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment, 2019, by gender
Life problems among U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment, 2019, by gender
Percentage of U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment with moderate to extremely severe problems in select domains as of 2019, by gender*
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Illicit drug use disorder among U.S. adults by level of mental illness 2022
Illicit drug use disorder among U.S. adults by level of mental illness 2022
Illicit drug use disorder among adults in the United States as of 2022, by level of mental illness*
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Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by substance dependence or abuse 2022
Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by substance dependence or abuse 2022
Suicide thoughts, plans and attempts among U.S. adults as of 2022, by substance dependence or abuse*
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Total federal drug control spending in the U.S. 2012-2025
Total federal drug control spending in the U.S. 2012-2025
Total federal drug control spending in the United States from FY 2012 to FY 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
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