"Metropolitan areas are based on the National Survey of Drug Use and Health’s measure of population density: core based statistical area (CBSA) of ≥1 million persons = large metropolitan area; CBSA of <1 million persons = small metropolitan area; and not a CBSA = nonmetropolitan."
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U.S. resident self-reported drug use 2012-2014, by age and metropolitan size
This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. residents that self-reported illicit drug use within one month from 2012-2014, by age and metropolitan size. According to the data, 23.1 percent of large metropolitan residents aged 18 to 25 had used illicit drugs in the past month between 2012 and 2014.
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CDC, & MMWR. (October 20, 2017). Percentage of U.S. residents that self-reported illicit drug use within the past month from 2012 to 2014, by age and metropolitan size [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/804138/us-self-reported-drug-use-by-age-and-metropolitan-size/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. residents that self-reported illicit drug use within the past month from 2012 to 2014, by age and metropolitan size." Chart. October 20, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/804138/us-self-reported-drug-use-by-age-and-metropolitan-size/
CDC, MMWR. (2017). Percentage of U.S. residents that self-reported illicit drug use within the past month from 2012 to 2014, by age and metropolitan size. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/804138/us-self-reported-drug-use-by-age-and-metropolitan-size/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Residents That Self-reported Illicit Drug Use within The past Month from 2012 to 2014, by Age and Metropolitan Size." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Oct 2017, /statistics/804138/us-self-reported-drug-use-by-age-and-metropolitan-size/
CDC & MMWR, Percentage of U.S. residents that self-reported illicit drug use within the past month from 2012 to 2014, by age and metropolitan size ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/804138/us-self-reported-drug-use-by-age-and-metropolitan-size/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. residents that self-reported illicit drug use within the past month from 2012 to 2014, by age and metropolitan size [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, October 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/804138/us-self-reported-drug-use-by-age-and-metropolitan-size/
