Drug use in the U.S.
Statistics report on 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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Drug use in the U.S.
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50 Pages
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English
Released
2025
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Prevalence of drug use in the U.S.
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Number of U.S. Americans who used illicit drugs in their lifetime 2024, by drug type
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Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2024, by drug type
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Number of Americans who used marijuana in their lifetime 2009-2023
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Number of Americans who used ecstasy in their lifetime 2009-2024
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Number of Americans who used cocaine in their lifetime 2009-2024
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Number of Americans who used crack in their lifetime 2009-2024
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Number of Americans who used methamphetamine in their lifetime 2009-2024
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Number of Americans who used heroin in their lifetime 2009-2024
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Number of heroin dependence or abuse among individuals in the U.S. 2002-2024
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Substance use among adults in the U.S. by any mental illness 2023
Teen drug use
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Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2024, by drug
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U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2024, by drug
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Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2025
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30-day prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2024
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Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2025
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Lifetime prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2024
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Lifetime prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2024
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Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2024
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Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2024
Drug-related deaths
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates 1999-2023
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 1999 to 2023, by gender
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U.S. drug overdose deaths number from 1999 to 2024, by gender
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2023, by age
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U.S. drug overdose age-adjusted death rates from 2013-2023, by race/ethnicity
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Drug overdose death rate U.S. 2023, by state
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Number of U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2023, by state
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Adolescents drug overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2018-2022, by sex
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Adolescents drug overdose death rate in the U.S. in 2019-2022, by race
Treatment
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Number of substance use treatment facilities in the U.S. 2021-2024
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Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by type 2023
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Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. by care setting 2023
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Drug control spending on treatment and prevention in the U.S. 2008-2026
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Number of dispensed naloxone prescriptions in the U.S. 2019-2023
Non-fatal overdose
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Nonfatal opioid overdoses per 10,000 ED visits in U.S. 2024-2025, by gender
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Nonfatal opioid overdoses per 10,000 ED visits in U.S. 2024-2025, by age
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Nonfatal fentanyl overdoses per 10,000 ED visits in U.S. 2024-2025, by gender
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Nonfatal fentanyl overdoses per 10,000 ED visits in U.S. 2024-2025, by age
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Nonfatal heroin overdoses per 10,000 ED visits in U.S. 2024-2025, by age
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Nonfatal heroin overdoses per 10,000 ED visits in U.S. 2024-2025, by gender
Additional information
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U.S. adults who had trouble in their family due to drug abuse from 1995 to 2021
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Life problems among U.S. adults assessed for substance use treatment, 2019, by gender
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Illicit drug use disorder among U.S. adults by level of mental illness 2024
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Suicide thoughts among U.S. adults by substance dependence or abuse 2024
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Total federal drug control spending in the U.S. 2012-2026
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Number of dispensed naloxone prescriptions in the U.S. 2019-2023
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