1996
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Preliminary Results
70617 (78A) PRELIMINARY DATA - AS OF JUNE 1997
Table 38A.Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime Users of
Specific Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Methamphetamine, Needles, and Heroin
by Smoking or Sniffing/Snorting It in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older,
By Age Group: 1995 and 1996
Drug or Method of Administration
AGE GROUP (Years)
12-17
18-25
26-34
35 and Older
Total
1995
1996
1995
1996
1995
1996
1995
1996
1995
1996
Hallucinogens
1,190
1,265
3,921a
4,544
5,466
5,474
9,553
9,415
20,129
20,699
PCP
356
273
829
636
1,641
1,477
3,892
4,369
6,718
6,755
LSD
965
970
3,346a
3,850
4,224
4,148
7,317
7,431
15,852
16,400
Peyote
121
99
276
421
734a
449
3,133
3,060
4,264
4,030
Mescaline
82
66
512
604
1,291
1,094
4,918
4,323
6,802
6,087
Psilocybin (Mushrooms)
369
451
1,873b
2,516
2,974
3,058
5,252
5,405
10,468
11,430
"Ecstasy" (MDMA)
267
242
960
1,164
1,007
875
1,199
853
3,433
3,134
Inhalants
1,639
1,337
3,110
3,006
3,132
2,951
4,135
4,615
12,016
11,909
Amyl Nitrite, "Poppers," Locker Room Odorizers, or "Rush"
143
135
832
631
1,855
1,657
2,623
2,936
5,453
5,360
Correction Fluid, Degreaser, or Cleaning Fluid
365
399
475
285
140
179
449
123
1,429
986
Gasoline or Lighter
Fluid
693b
417
655
655
511
331
402
314
2,260a
1,717
Glue, Shoe Polish, or Toluene
654
490
704
488
570
392
778
594
2,706b
1,964
Halothane, Ether, or Other Anesthetics
80
39
147
117
94
114
335
165
655
435
Lacquer Thinner or Other Paint Solvents
407
322
246
313
181
143
188
182
1,021
960
Lighter Gases (Butane, Propane)
335a
198
276
282
93
121
33
53
737
655
Nitrous Oxide or "Whippets"
312
403
1,729
1,995
1,166
1,429
1,450
1,223
4,656
5,050
Spray Paints
468
319
257
265
163
239
193
297
1,082
1,120
Other Aerosol Sprays
332
319
303
270
108
181
221
110
964
879
Methamphetamine
169
145
515a
702
1,385
1,477
2,607
2,564
4,676
4,888
Needle Use1,2
88
71
190
284
743
589
1,703
1,561
2,723
2,505
Heroin
151
103
208
365
523
464
1,568
1,511
2,451
2,444
Smoke Heroin2
101
84
144
160
263
287
879
1,140
1,387
1,672
Sniff or Snort Heroin2
71
48
139
222
317
316
848
1,261
1,374
1,847
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
1 Refers to lifetime use of a needle to inject a drug that
was not prescribed, or that was taken only for the experience or feeling
it caused.
2 These drug estimates are generated from data collected
on a "non-core" section of the NHSDA questionnaire. Therefore,
these estimates may be somewhat inconsistent with drug estimates based
on data
collected from the "core" answer sheets because NHSDA data
are not edited for consistency across the "core" and" non-core"
sections of the interview.
aDifference between 1995 and 1996 is statistically significant
at the .05 level.
bDifference between 1995 and 1996 is statistically significant
at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey
on Drug Abuse, 1995 and 1996.
