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Appendix B

Selected National Substance Abuse Indicators

Table B1. NSDUH: Percentage of Respondents Reporting Use of Specific Drugs 
in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month by Age Group, 2002-2003 

Cocaine Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17   2.7   2.6 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.6
18-25 15.4 15.0 6.7 6.6 2.0 2.2
26 and older 15.9 16.3 1.8 1.9 0.7 0.8
12 and older 14.4 14.7 2.5 2.5 0.9 1.0
Crack Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 0.7  0.6 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1
18-25 3.8 3.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 0.2
26 and older 3.9 3.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3
12 and older 3.6 3.3 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.3
Methamphetamine Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 1.5 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.3 0.3
18-25 5.7 5.2 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.6
26 and older 5.7 5.7 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2
12 and older 5.3 5.2 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3
Marijuana Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 20.6 19.6 15.8 15.0 8.2 7.9
18-25 53.8 53.9 29.8 28.5 17.3 17.0
26 and older 40.8 41.2    7.0   6.9   4.0   4.0
12 and older 40.4 40.6 11.0 10.6 6.2 6.2
Heroin Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1
18-25 1.6 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1
26 and older 1.7 1.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
12 and older 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
MDMA Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 3.3 2.4 2.2 1.3 0.5 0.4
18-25 15.1 14.8 5.8 3.7 1.1 0.7
26 and older 2.6 3.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.1
12 and older 4.3 4.6 1.3 0.9 0.3 0.2
LSD Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 2.7 1.6 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.2
18-25 15.9 14.0 1.8 1.1 0.1 0.2
26 and older 10.5 10.8 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
12 and older 10.4 10.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1
PCP Lifetime Past Year Past Month
  2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003
12-17 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1
18-25 2.7 3.0 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.1
26 and older 3.5 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0    *
12 and older 3.2 3.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

* Low precision; no estimate reported

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002-2003.

Note: Prior to 2002, the NSDUH was known as the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). Because of methodological changes to the 2002 survey, NSDUH data for 2002 and 2003 generally should not be compared with 2001 and earlier NHSDA data.

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Table B2. MTF: Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs 
for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders, by Percent, 1998-2003

Cocaine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  4.6  4.7  4.5 4.3   3.6 3.6 
10thGrade  7.2 7.7 6.9 5.7   6.1 5.1 
12th Grade 9.3  9.8  8.6  8.2  7.8 7.7 
Crack 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.5 2.5
10th Grade 3.9 4.0 3.7 3.1 3.6 2.7
12th Grade 4.4 4.6 3.9  3.7  3.8 3.6
Methamphetamine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  ---  4.5  4.2 4.4 3.5 3.9
10th Grade ---   7.3  6.9 6.4 6.1 5.2
12th Grade ---   8.2  7.9 6.9 6.7 6.2
Marijuana/Hashish 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 22.2  22.0 20.3 20.4  19.2 17.5
10th Grade  39.6  40.9 40.3 40.1  38.7 36.4
12th Grade  49.1  49.7  48.8 49.0   47.8  46.1
Heroin 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.3 2.3 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.6
10th Grade 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.5
12th Grade 2.0  2.0 2.4 1.8 1.7  1.5
MDMA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.7 2.7 4.3 5.2 4.3 3.2
10th Grade 5.1 6.0 7.3 8.0 6.6 5.4
12th Grade 5.8 8.0 11.0 11.7 10.5 8.3
LSD 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 4.1 4.1 3.9 3.4 2.5 2.1
10th Grade 8.5 8.5 7.6 6.3 5.0 3.5
12th Grade 12.6 12.2 11.1 10.9 8.4 5.9
PCP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
10th Grade  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---
12th Grade  3.9  3.4  3.4 3.5   3.1 2.5 

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monitoring the Future Study, 2003.

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Table B3. MTF: Trends in Past Year Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs 
for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders, by Percent, 1998-2003

Cocaine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2
10th Grade 4.7 4.9 4.4 3.6 4.0 3.3
12th Grade 5.7 6.2 5.0 4.8 5.0 4.8
Crack 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.1  1.8  1.8 1.7  1.6  1.6
10th Grade  2.5  2.4  2.2  1.8  2.3  1.6
12th Grade  2.5  2.7  2.2  2.1  2.3  2.2
Methamphetamine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade ---  3.2  2.5  2.8  2.2  2.5
10th Grade --- 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.9 3.3
12th Grade --- 4.7 4.3 3.9 3.6 3.2
Marijuana/Hashish 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

 16.9  16.5  15.6  15.4  14.6  12.8
10th Grade  31.1  32.1  32.2 32.7  30.3  28.2
12th Grade  37.5  37.8  36.5  37.0  36.2  34.9
Heroin 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  1.3  1.4  1.1 1.0  0.9 0.9
10th Grade  1.4  1.4  1.4  0.9  1.1  0.7
12th Grade  1.0  1.1  1.5  0.9  1.0  0.8
MDMA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 1.8  1.7  3.1  3.5  2.9  2.1
10th Grade 3.3  4.4  5.4  6.2  4.9  3.0
12th Grade 3.6  5.6  8.2  9.2  7.4  4.5
LSD 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.3
10th Grade 5.9 6.0 5.1 4.1 2.6 1.7
12th Grade 7.6 8.1 6.6 6.6 3.5 1.9
PCP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
10th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
12th Grade 2.1 1.8 2.3 1.8 1.1 1.3

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monitoring the Future Study, 2003.

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Table B4. MTF: Trends in Current Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for 
Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders, by Percent, 1998-2003

Cocaine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

8th Grade

  1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 0.9

10th Grade

  2.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.6 1.3

12th Grade

  2.4  2.6 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1
Crack 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  0.9  0.8 0.8  0.8  0.8  0.7
10th Grade  1.1  0.8 0.9  0.7  1.0  0.7
12th Grade  1.0  1.1 1.0  1.1  1.2  0.9
Methamphetamine 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  ---  1.1  0.8  1.3  1.1  1.2
10th Grade  ---  1.8  2.0  1.5  1.8  1.4
12th Grade  ---  1.7  1.9  1.5  1.7  1.7
Marijuana/Hashish 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 9.7 9.7 9.1 9.2 8.3 7.5
10th Grade 18.7 19.4 19.7 19.8 17.8 17.0
12th Grade 22.8 23.1 21.6 22.4 21.5 21.2
Heroin 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 0.6 0.6   0.5 0.6 0.5   0.4
10th Grade 0.7 0.7   0.5  0.3 0.5   0.3
12th Grade 0.5 0.5   0.7  0.4 0.5   0.4
MDMA 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade  0.9  0.8  1.4 1.8 1.4  0.7
10th Grade  1.3  1.8  2.6 2.6 1.8  1.1
12th Grade  1.5  2.5  3.6 2.8 2.4  1.3
LSD 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade 1.1  1.1  1.0 1.0   0.7  0.6
10th Grade  2.7  2.3  1.6 1.5  0.7  0.6
12th Grade  3.2  2.7  1.6  2.3  0.7  0.6
PCP 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
8th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
10th Grade --- --- --- --- --- ---
12th Grade  1.0 0.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.6

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Monitoring the Future Study, 2003.
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Table B5. PRIDE: Percentage of Past Year Drug Use 
by Junior and Senior High School Students and Twelfth Graders, 1998-1999 through 2002-2003 School Years

Cocaine 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 2.7 2.2 2.1
Senior High 6.1 5.3 5.5 5.1 6.3
12th Grade 8.0 7.1 7.9 7.1 8.6
Marijuana 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 11.0 9.2 9.3 8.3 11.7
Senior High 32.3 31.4 32.3 29.4 30.0
12th Grade 37.8 38.0 39.0 35.7 35.5
Heroin 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5 2.3
Senior High 3.1 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.8
12th Grade 3.6 3.2 4.4 3.7 5.0

Source: Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education.

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Table B6. PRIDE: Percentage of Current Drug Use 
by Junior and Senior High School Students and Twelfth Graders, 1998-1999 through 2002-2003 School Years

Cocaine 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.9
SeniorHigh 3.2 2.9 3.0 2.7 3.8
12thGrade 4.1 3.6 4.2 3.8 5.3
Marijuana 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 6.5 5.2 5.3 4.7 7.1
SeniorHigh 20.3 19.3 20.5 18.5 19.1
12th Grade 23.1 23.4 24.2 21.9 22.9
Heroin 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003
Junior High 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.6
Senior High 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.6
12thGrade 2.4 2.1 2.8 2.4 3.6

Source: Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education.

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Table B7. DAWN: Estimated Number of Emergency Department Drug Mentions and Mentions of Selected Drugs by Year, 1995-2002

   1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Total Mentions
(all drugs)		 899,977 906,078 941,627 981,286 1,013,688 1,098,915 1,165,148 1,209,938
Drug Mentions
(specific drugs)		 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Cocaine 135,711