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Table 7.1A Number of Days Used Marijuana in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Marijuana in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	8,647	8,508	1,367	1,282	2,740	2,855	4,540	4,371
12-49	4,698	4,733	833a	720	1,597	1,713	2,267	2,300
50-99	2,793	2,653	402	373	914	824	1,478	1,456
100-299	6,074	6,104	713	739	2,333	2,201	3,028	3,163
300 or More	3,240	3,376	342a	268	1,379	1,519	1,519	1,589
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	3,918	3,629	580	582	1,194	1,224	2,144	1,823
3-5	2,618	2,663	403	361	796	875	1,418	1,427
6-19	3,160	3,246	389	387	1,211	1,193	1,560	1,666
20 or More	4,880	5,089	536b	400	1,995	2,096	2,349	2,593
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.1B Number of Days Used Marijuana in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Marijuana in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	34.0	33.5	37.4	37.9	30.6	31.3	35.4	33.9
12-49	18.5	18.7	22.8	21.3	17.8	18.8	17.7	17.9
50-99	11.0	10.5	11.0	11.0	10.2	9.0	11.5	11.3
100-299	23.9	24.1	19.5	21.9	26.0	24.2	23.6	24.6
300 or More	12.7	13.3	9.4	7.9	15.4	16.7	11.8	12.3
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	26.9	24.8	30.4	33.6	23.0	22.7	28.7	24.3
3-5	18.0	18.2	21.1	20.9	15.3	16.2	19.0	19.0
6-19	21.7	22.2	20.4	22.4	23.3	22.1	20.9	22.2
20 or More	33.5	34.8	28.1a	23.1	38.4	38.9	31.4	34.5
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.2A Number of Days Used Cocaine in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Cocaine in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	2,778	2,596	244	264	1,238	1,232	1,296	1,101
12-49	1,319	1,272	75	91	524	524	720	657
50-99	755	702	33	31	172	230	549	441
100-299	667	760	55	31	180	230	432	499
300 or More	139	192	4	7	20	31	115	154
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	831a	1,074	73	77	344b	480	414	517
3-5	485	592	21	24	168	215	296	353
6-19	442	521	20	31	132	111	290	379
20 or More	263	209	*	10	49	25	203	174
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.2B Number of Days Used Cocaine in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Cocaine in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	49.1	47.0	59.3	62.4	58.0	54.8	41.6	38.6
12-49	23.3	23.0	18.1	21.4	24.6	23.3	23.1	23.0
50-99	13.3	12.7	8.1	7.3	8.0	10.3	17.6	15.5
100-299	11.8	13.8	13.4a	7.3	8.4	10.2	13.9	17.5
300 or More	2.5	3.5	1.1	1.6	0.9	1.4	3.7	5.4
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	41.1	44.8	58.4	54.3	49.7a	57.7	34.4	36.3
3-5	24.0	24.7	16.7	17.2	24.2	25.9	24.6	24.8
6-19	21.9	21.7	16.1	21.6	19.0	13.4	24.1	26.6
20 or More	13.0	8.7	*	6.9	7.0a	3.0	16.8	12.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.3A Number of Days Used Hallucinogens in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Hallucinogens in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	2,806	2,659	492	437	1,452	1,527	863	695
12-49	654	734	138	133	317	315	200	286
50-99	292	241	75	53	112	120	105	68
100-299	115	165	49	41	55	81	12	43
300 or More	10	10	0	2	8	8	2	*
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	683	816	144	134	354	372	*	*
3-5	151	143	35	28	69	87	*	*
6-19	76	120	25	40	50	38	*	*
20 or More	20	9	7	3	4	*	*	*
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.3B Number of Days Used Hallucinogens in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Hallucinogens in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	72.4	69.8	65.3	65.6	74.7	74.5	73.0	63.6
12-49	16.9	19.3	18.3	20.0	16.3	15.4	16.9	26.2
50-99	7.5	6.3	9.9	7.9	5.8	5.8	8.9	6.3
100-299	3.0	4.3	6.5	6.1	2.8	4.0	1.0	4.0
300 or More	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.2	*
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	73.5	75.0	68.2	65.4	74.1	74.0	*	*
3-5	16.2	13.1	16.6	13.6	14.5	17.3	*	*
6-19	8.1	11.0	12.0	19.3	10.5	7.6	*	*
20 or More	2.2	0.8	3.2	1.7	0.8	*	*	*
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.4A Number of Days Used Inhalants in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Inhalants in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	1,362	1,387	711	699	486	486	*	*
12-49	501	391	234	226	101	122	*	*
50-99	175	194	116	123	43	49	*	*
100-299	194	209	99	90	38	28	*	*
300 or More	24	7	8	6	6	0	*	*
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	334	390	166	205	102	*	*	*
3-5	135	92	84	57	*	*	*	*
6-19	98	78	38	37	18	*	*	*
20 or More	*	*	24	14	4	*	*	*
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.4B Number of Days Used Inhalants in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Inhalants in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	60.4	63.4	60.8	61.1	72.1	70.9	*	*
12-49	22.2	17.9	20.1	19.7	15.0	17.9	*	*
50-99	7.7	8.9	9.9	10.7	6.4	7.1	*	*
100-299	8.6	9.6	8.4	7.9	5.6	4.1	*	*
300 or More	1.1	0.3	0.7	0.5	0.9	0.0	*	*
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	52.4	63.9	53.0a	65.4	71.0	*	*	*
3-5	21.2	15.1	26.9a	18.3	*	*	*	*
6-19	15.4	12.7	12.2	12.0	12.6	*	*	*
20 or More	*	*	7.8	4.4	3.1	*	*	*
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.5A Number of Days Used Cigarettes in the Past Month among Past Month Users and the Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day among Daily Smokers, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED CIGARETTES IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	5,829	5,513	763	695	1,559	1,620	3,507	3,199
3-5	4,027	4,287	442	467	1,231	1,205	2,353	2,615
6-19	6,387	6,309	555	505	1,746	1,841	4,087	3,964
20-29	6,310	6,291	411	362	1,621	1,652	4,278	4,277
30	37,343	38,131	828a	704	6,574	6,349	29,942	31,079
NUMBER OF CIGARETTES SMOKED PER DAY AMONG DAILY SMOKERS1
Fewer Than 6	5,586	5,573	309	255	1,605a	1,422	3,672	3,896
6-15 (1/2 Pack)	11,565a	12,898	358	306	2,669	2,578	8,538b	10,013
16-25 (1 Pack)	13,451	14,145	131	110	1,902	2,020	11,418	12,016
26 or More (More Than 1 Pack)	6,708b	5,428	29	32	393	323	6,287b	5,073
Not Reported	33	88	2	1	4	7	27	80
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Daily Cigarette Use is defined as smoking on each of the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.5B Number of Days Used Cigarettes in the Past Month among Past Month Users and the Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day among Daily Smokers, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED CIGARETTES IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	9.7	9.1	25.4	25.4	12.2	12.8	7.9	7.1
3-5	6.7	7.1	14.8	17.1	9.7	9.5	5.3	5.8
6-19	10.7	10.4	18.5	18.5	13.7	14.5	9.3	8.8
20-29	10.5	10.4	13.7	13.2	12.7	13.0	9.7	9.5
30	62.3	63.0	27.6	25.8	51.6	50.1	67.8	68.9
NUMBER OF CIGARETTES SMOKED PER DAY AMONG DAILY SMOKERS1
Fewer Than 6	15.0	14.6	37.3	36.3	24.4	22.4	12.3	12.5
6-15 (1/2 Pack)	31.0a	33.8	43.2	43.5	40.6	40.6	28.5b	32.2
16-25 (1 Pack)	36.0	37.1	15.9	15.6	28.9a	31.8	38.1	38.7
26 or More (More Than 1 Pack)	18.0b	14.2	3.5	4.5	6.0	5.1	21.0b	16.3
Not Reported	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Daily Cigarette Use is defined as smoking on each of the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.6A Number of Days Used Alcohol in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Alcohol in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	37,273	38,018	4,076	4,153	5,299	5,101	27,898	28,765
12-49	40,097a	42,443	2,172	2,234	6,858	6,767	31,067a	33,442
50-99	23,596	24,608	1,120	999	4,480	4,381	17,996	19,228
100-299	45,974	46,392	1,077	992	7,809a	8,386	37,088	37,014
300 or More	9,745	10,165	91	76	681	668	8,973	9,421
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	35,144a	37,204	2,133	2,032	5,367	5,283	27,643a	29,889
3-5	31,623	32,958	1,236	1,166	5,443	5,567	24,945	26,225
6-19	34,679	35,667	904	857	6,783	7,010	26,992	27,801
20 or More	19,487	20,200	163	136	1,881	1,923	17,443	18,140
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.6B Number of Days Used Alcohol in the Past Year among Past Year Users and the Number of Days Used Alcohol in the Past Month among Past Month Users, by Age Group: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Frequency of Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST YEAR AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
1-11	23.8	23.5	47.8	49.1	21.1	20.2	22.7	22.5
12-49	25.6	26.3	25.4	26.4	27.3	26.7	25.3	26.2
50-99	15.1	15.2	13.1	11.8	17.8	17.3	14.6	15.0
100-299	29.3	28.7	12.6	11.7	31.1b	33.1	30.1	28.9
300 or More	6.2	6.3	1.1	0.9	2.7	2.6	7.3	7.4
NUMBER OF DAYS USED IN PAST MONTH AMONG PAST MONTH USERS
1-2	29.1	29.5	48.1	48.5	27.6	26.7	28.5	29.3
3-5	26.1	26.2	27.9	27.8	27.9	28.1	25.7	25.7
6-19	28.7	28.3	20.4	20.4	34.8	35.4	27.8	27.2
20 or More	16.1	16.0	3.7	3.3	9.7	9.7	18.0	17.8
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.7B Alcohol Use in the Past Month and Measures of Past Month Alcohol Consumption, by Detailed Age Category: 2005

Age Category	Percentage Using Alcohol in Past Month	MEASURES OF PAST MONTH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG PAST MONTH ALCOHOL USERS
		Average Number of Days Used Alcohol in Past Month	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per Day of Use in Past Month1	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per User in Past Month1,2	Total Number (in Thousands) of Drinks Consumed in Past Month3
TOTAL	51.8	8.4	2.9	27.7	3,488,864
12	2.5	3.0	2.2	10.3	1,026
13	5.8	4.6	2.7	12.9	3,140
14	10.6	4.1	3.4	20.4	9,404
15	19.6	4.4	3.8	20.5	17,476
16	27.0	4.9	4.5	31.3	36,530
17	33.2	5.1	5.2	34.5	47,143
18	44.4	6.3	5.5	43.4	88,014
19	52.1	6.8	5.2	42.2	94,401
20	57.6	6.9	5.0	40.1	94,901
21	69.4	8.3	4.5	44.2	123,352
22	66.2	8.2	4.3	40.4	108,496
23	69.5	7.9	4.2	38.0	102,588
24	64.8	7.8	4.0	35.8	86,111
25	67.0	7.2	3.8	30.2	77,605
26-29	63.7	7.3	3.4	28.1	278,326
30-34	61.6	6.9	3.1	24.7	294,076
35-39	62.4	7.3	2.9	25.2	313,385
40-44	60.1	8.1	2.8	26.2	367,924
45-49	60.2	8.8	2.5	28.5	377,177
50-54	58.3	9.4	2.3	25.7	295,201
55-59	50.8	9.6	2.0	22.9	199,944
60-64	47.5	11.2	2.0	26.0	163,536
65 or Older	40.0	11.1	1.8	22.1	310,509
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 The number of drinks consumed per user in the past month is defined as the product of the number of days that a respondent used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per day on the days that alcohol was used in the past month. 3 The total number of drinks consumed in the past month is defined as the product of the total number of persons who used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per user in the past month. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005.

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Table 7.8B Alcohol Use in the Past Month and Measures of Past Month Alcohol Consumption, by Demographic Characteristics: 2005

Demographic Characteristic	Percentage Using Alcohol in Past Month	MEASURES OF PAST MONTH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG PAST MONTH ALCOHOL USERS
		Average Number of Days Used Alcohol in Past Month	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per Day of Use in Past Month1	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per User in Past Month1,2	Total Number (in Thousands) of Drinks Consumed in Past Month3
TOTAL	51.8	8.4	2.9	27.7	3,488,864
AGE
12-17	16.5	4.7	4.3	27.8	116,306
18-25	60.9	7.5	4.5	39.2	774,876
26 or Older	55.1	8.7	2.5	25.5	2,600,155
GENDER
Male	58.1	9.6	3.4	35.7	2,446,956
Female	45.9	7.0	2.3	18.1	1,040,022
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	53.2	8.6	2.8	27.9	3,139,922
White	56.5	9.0	2.8	28.5	2,698,776
Black or African American	40.8	7.0	2.7	25.6	298,939
American Indian or Alaska              Native	42.4	10.1	5.7	76.5	41,078
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	37.3	7.9	3.4	33.0	8,717
Asian	38.1	5.7	2.2	14.3	55,302
Two or More Races	47.3	8.4	3.1	28.3	34,889
Hispanic or Latino	42.6	6.4	3.6	25.4	346,996
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 The number of drinks consumed per user in the past month is defined as the product of the number of days that a respondent used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per day on the days that alcohol was used in the past month. 3 The total number of drinks consumed in the past month is defined as the product of the total number of persons who used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per user in the past month. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005.

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Table 7.9B Alcohol Use in the Past Month and Measures of Past Month Alcohol Consumption among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: 2005

Demographic Characteristic	Percentage Using Alcohol in Past Month	MEASURES OF PAST MONTH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG PAST MONTH ALCOHOL USERS
		Average Number of Days Used Alcohol in Past Month	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per Day of Use in Past Month1	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per User in Past Month1,2	Total Number (in Thousands) of Drinks Consumed in Past Month3
TOTAL	28.2	5.9	4.9	36.6	396,026
GENDER
Male	28.9	6.7	5.8	46.8	264,994
Female	27.5	5.1	3.9	25.5	131,609
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	28.7	6.0	4.9	36.8	335,170
White	32.3	6.2	5.2	39.2	297,008
Black or African American	19.0	4.8	2.8	22.4	24,171
American Indian or Alaska              Native	21.7	7.0	5.3	42.4	2,221
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	12.0	4.7	4.4	28.1	409
Asian	15.5	4.1	3.3	15.8	3,942
Two or More Races	24.0	6.8	5.1	44.3	6,078
Hispanic or Latino	25.9	5.5	5.0	35.3	60,708
GENDER /RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	32.6	6.9	6.1	50.1	195,662
Female, White, Not Hispanic	31.9	5.4	4.2	27.8	101,765
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	20.4	5.6	3.3	29.9	17,373
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	17.6	3.9	2.3	13.9	6,918
Male, Hispanic	27.9	6.3	6.1	45.7	44,009
Female, Hispanic	23.7	4.4	3.7	22.0	16,710
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 The number of drinks consumed per user in the past month is defined as the product of the number of days that a respondent used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per day on the days that alcohol was used in the past month. 3 The total number of drinks consumed in the past month is defined as the product of the total number of persons who used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per user in the past month. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005.

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Table 7.10B Alcohol Use in the Past Month and Measures of Past Month Alcohol Consumption among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2005

Demographic Characteristic	Percentage Using Alcohol in Past Month	MEASURES OF PAST MONTH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG PAST MONTH ALCOHOL USERS
		Average Number of Days Used Alcohol in Past Month	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per Day of Use in Past Month1	Average Number of Drinks Consumed Per User in Past Month1,2	Total Number (in Thousands) of Drinks Consumed in Past Month3
TOTAL	56.2	8.6	2.7	26.9	3,097,836
GENDER
Male	63.9	9.8	3.2	34.8	2,185,615
Female	49.2	7.2	2.2	17.4	910,122
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	57.5	8.9	2.7	27.2	2,808,616
White	60.4	9.2	2.7	27.6	2,405,554
Black or African American	46.1	7.2	2.7	26.0	274,594
American Indian or Alaska              Native	47.3	10.4	5.7	80.2	38,832
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	*	8.1	3.4	33.3	*
Asian	42.4	5.8	2.1	14.2	51,390
Two or More Races	53.8	8.6	2.8	26.3	28,828
Hispanic or Latino	46.9	6.5	3.4	24.0	287,205
GENDER /RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	66.8	10.6	3.1	36.3	1,685,890
Female, White, Not Hispanic	54.6	7.7	2.1	17.6	719,136
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	56.8	8.2	3.0	32.3	186,163
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	37.6	5.9	2.4	17.9	86,249
Male, Hispanic	57.8	7.4	4.0	30.2	227,880
Female, Hispanic	35.5	5.0	2.5	13.6	59,976
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 The number of drinks consumed per user in the past month is defined as the product of the number of days that a respondent used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per day on the days that alcohol was used in the past month. 3 The total number of drinks consumed in the past month is defined as the product of the total number of persons who used alcohol in the past month and the average number of drinks consumed per user in the past month. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005.

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Table 7.11B Cigarette Use in the Past Month and Measures of Past Month Cigarette Consumption, by Detailed Age Category: 2005

Age Category	Percentage Using Cigarettes in Past Month	MEASURES OF PAST MONTH CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION AMONG PAST MONTH CIGARETTE USERS
		Average Number of Days Smoked Cigarettes in Past Month	Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day of Use in Past Month1	Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per User in Past Month1,2	Total Number (in Thousands) of Cigarettes Smoked in Past Month3
TOTAL	24.9	23.0	12.7	345.9	20,940,343
12	1.3	6.2	1.7	23.3	1,203
13	3.4	9.3	2.5	43.3	6,288
14	6.2	10.8	3.0	60.8	16,369
15	12.2	11.7	3.7	78.0	41,517
16	17.6	14.5	4.9	114.3	86,746
17	23.7	16.9	5.6	141.9	138,443
18	32.0	18.1	6.7	167.9	245,530
19	35.7	19.6	7.6	203.2	311,639
20	39.8	20.5	8.3	220.4	359,925
21	41.6	19.6	8.1	206.5	345,406
22	41.8	20.5	8.7	234.2	397,457
23	41.5	21.5	9.6	262.0	422,256
24	40.1	22.0	9.8	267.4	398,634
25	40.7	21.7	9.6	259.5	406,161
26-29	35.8	22.5	10.7	290.4	1,614,910
30-34	30.8	22.8	11.5	317.7	1,891,643
35-39	28.9	23.6	13.6	370.8	2,135,302
40-44	30.5	23.9	14.3	389.7	2,776,261
45-49	29.7	25.2	15.9	445.1	2,900,255
50-54	24.5	25.5	16.7	458.0	2,216,799
55-59	19.5	26.3	16.6	464.7	1,554,794
60-64	19.0	26.0	17.6	495.3	1,245,729
65 or Older	10.0	24.4	14.9	405.2	1,424,793
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 The number of cigarettes smoked per user in the past month is defined as the product of the number of days that a respondent smoked cigarettes in the past month and the average number of cigarettes smoked per day on the days that cigarettes were smoked in the past month. 3 The total number of cigarettes smoked in the past month is defined as the product of the total number of persons who smoked cigarettes in the past month and the average number of cigarettes smoked per user in the past month. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005.

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Table 7.12B Cigarette Use in the Past Month and Measures of Past Month Cigarette Consumption, by Demographic Characteristics: 2005

Demographic Characteristic	Percentage Using Cigarettes in Past Month	MEASURES OF PAST MONTH CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION AMONG PAST MONTH CIGARETTE USERS
		Average Number of Days Smoked Cigarettes in Past Month	Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per Day of Use in Past Month1	Average Number of Cigarettes Smoked Per User in Past Month1,2	Total Number (in Thousands) of Cigarettes Smoked in Past Month3
TOTAL	24.9	23.0	12.7	345.9	20,940,343
AGE
12-17	10.8	14.0	4.5	106.5	290,927
18-25	39.0	20.4	8.6	228.0	2,888,113
26 or Older	24.3	24.2	14.3	393.5	17,758,563
GENDER
Male	27.4	22.6	13.3	363.6	11,748,142
Female	22.5	23.4	11.9	325.8	9,192,924
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	25.3	23.8	13.5	372.7	19,909,254
White	26.0	24.3	14.6	406.7	17,734,539
Black or African American	24.5	20.9	8.7	211.6	1,480,186
American Indian or Alaska              Native	36.0	21.6	10.8	280.9	127,943
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	28.8	20.2	7.2	191.9	39,093
Asian	13.4	20.8	6.9	175.0	237,555
Two or More Races	30.9	24.4	12.5	356.2	287,226
Hispanic or Latino	22.1	17.2	6.1	143.5	1,020,388
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 The number of cigarettes smoked per user in the past month is defined as the product of the number of days that a respondent smoked cigarettes in the past month and the average number of cigarettes smoked per day on the days that cigarettes were smoked in the past month. 3 The total number of cigarettes smoked in the past month is defined as the product of the total number of persons who smoked cigarettes in the past month and the average number of cigarettes smoked per user in the past month. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005.

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Table 7.13A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	11,983	12,216	7,088	7,504
Marijuana and Hashish	9,768	9,928	4,808	4,698
Cocaine	1,604a	1,950	417	447
Crack	428	555	38a	127
Heroin	145	116	22	19
Hallucinogens	668	784	261	303
LSD	117	70	24	34
PCP	33	42	16	*
Ecstasy	311	377	140	125
Inhalants	262	267	376	344
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	3,686	3,601	2,321a	2,804
Pain Relievers	2,727	2,634	1,677	2,024
OxyContin®	282	270	43	64
Tranquilizers	1,052	1,165	564	652
Stimulants	818	738	372	329
Methamphetamine	445	409	138	103
Sedatives	165	144	101	128
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	5,185	5,376	3,062a	3,587
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.13B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	20.0	20.2	3.9	4.1
Marijuana and Hashish	16.3	16.4	2.7	2.6
Cocaine	2.7a	3.2	0.2	0.2
Crack	0.7	0.9	0.0a	0.1
Heroin	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	1.1	1.3	0.1	0.2
LSD	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
PCP	0.1	0.1	0.0	*
Ecstasy	0.5	0.6	0.1	0.1
Inhalants	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	6.2	5.9	1.3a	1.5
Pain Relievers	4.6	4.4	0.9	1.1
OxyContin®	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0
Tranquilizers	1.8	1.9	0.3	0.4
Stimulants	1.4	1.2	0.2	0.2
Methamphetamine	0.7	0.7	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	8.7	8.9	1.7a	2.0
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.14A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	1,423	1,276	1,251	1,235
Marijuana and Hashish	1,215	1,095	694	635
Cocaine	113	111	13	31
Crack	12	21	4	4
Heroin	9	10	7	5
Hallucinogens	160	139	51	66
LSD	30	19	8	13
PCP	9	14	2	3
Ecstasy	66	57	12	17
Inhalants	123	108	189	204
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	439	382	475	457
Pain Relievers	355	316	396	370
OxyContin®	60a	31	6	4
Tranquilizers	102	114	60	47
Stimulants	113	108	66	63
Methamphetamine	42	41	15	25
Sedatives	10	14	17	13
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	635	557	693	696
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.14B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	47.5	46.7	5.6	5.5
Marijuana and Hashish	40.5	40.1	3.1	2.8
Cocaine	3.8	4.0	0.1	0.1
Crack	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.0
Heroin	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	5.3	5.1	0.2	0.3
LSD	1.0	0.7	0.0	0.1
PCP	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0
Ecstasy	2.2	2.1	0.1	0.1
Inhalants	4.1	4.0	0.9	0.9
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	14.6	14.0	2.1	2.0
Pain Relievers	11.8	11.6	1.8	1.6
OxyContin®	2.0a	1.1	0.0	0.0
Tranquilizers	3.4	4.2	0.3	0.2
Stimulants	3.8	3.9	0.3	0.3
Methamphetamine	1.4	1.5	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	21.2	20.4	3.1	3.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.15A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	4,410	4,565	1,829	1,978
Marijuana and Hashish	3,836	3,893	1,359	1,495
Cocaine	598	698	94	134
Crack	73	85	8	19
Heroin	38	54	4	4
Hallucinogens	370	370	107	133
LSD	68	44	15	16
PCP	15	11	1	*
Ecstasy	186	205	45	62
Inhalants	99	100	45	46
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	1,404	1,418	555	617
Pain Relievers	1,076	1,080	428	455
OxyContin®	131	121	11	25
Tranquilizers	421	457	145	149
Stimulants	366	333	81	101
Methamphetamine	162	169	24	25
Sedatives	32	55	17	19
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	1,902	2,044	717	806
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.15B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	34.6	36.0	9.4	10.0
Marijuana and Hashish	30.1	30.7	7.0	7.5
Cocaine	4.7	5.5	0.5	0.7
Crack	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.1
Heroin	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	2.9	2.9	0.6	0.7
LSD	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1
PCP	0.1	0.1	0.0	*
Ecstasy	1.5	1.6	0.2	0.3
Inhalants	0.8	0.8	0.2	0.2
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	11.0	11.2	2.9	3.1
Pain Relievers	8.5	8.5	2.2	2.3
OxyContin®	1.0	1.0	0.1	0.1
Tranquilizers	3.3	3.6	0.7	0.8
Stimulants	2.9	2.6	0.4	0.5
Methamphetamine	1.3	1.3	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	14.9	16.1	3.7	4.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.16A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	6,150	6,375	4,009	4,291
Marijuana and Hashish	4,716	4,940	2,755	2,568
Cocaine	894	1,141	310	282
Crack	344	448	27a	104
Heroin	98	53	11	10
Hallucinogens	138	275	103	105
LSD	20	7	*	*
PCP	8	17	13	*
Ecstasy	59	115	83	46
Inhalants	40	59	141	93
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	1,843	1,802	1,291a	1,730
Pain Relievers	1,297	1,238	853a	1,199
OxyContin®	92	118	26	36
Tranquilizers	529	594	360	457
Stimulants	339	297	226	164
Methamphetamine	241	199	99	53
Sedatives	123	74	67	96
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	2,649	2,775	1,652	2,085
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.16B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE USE IN PAST MONTH
	Any Use		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	13.9	14.1	2.9	3.1
Marijuana and Hashish	10.7	10.9	2.0	1.8
Cocaine	2.0	2.5	0.2	0.2
Crack	0.8	1.0	0.0a	0.1
Heroin	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.1
LSD	0.0	0.0	*	*
PCP	0.0	0.0	0.0	*
Ecstasy	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0
Inhalants	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	4.2	4.0	0.9a	1.2
Pain Relievers	2.9	2.7	0.6a	0.9
OxyContin®	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0
Tranquilizers	1.2	1.3	0.3	0.3
Stimulants	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.1
Methamphetamine	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.0
Sedatives	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	6.0	6.1	1.2	1.5
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.17A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	5,381	5,127	6,272	6,299	3,803	4,213	3,615	4,080
Marijuana and Hashish	4,508	4,107	5,005	5,025	2,948	3,210	2,114	2,285
Cocaine	948	1,122	735	678	167a	303	170	293
Crack	154	243	216	190	31a	94	65a	155
Heroin	56	29	40	37	12	28	58	41
Hallucinogens	385	397	311	350	111	156	123	184
LSD	67	38	40	35	12	17	22	14
PCP	23	20	9	13	*	4	15	11
Ecstasy	165	232	178	145	73	80	34	45
Inhalants	102	116	190	144	84	77	261	274
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	1,680	1,647	1,786	1,830	1,132	1,240	1,410	1,689
Pain Relievers	1,271	1,204	1,296	1,383	740	839	1,096	1,232
OxyContin®	135	132	106	101	41	69	43	32
Tranquilizers	486	599	481	459	337	367	313	393
Stimulants	438	336	379	345	181	188	192	198
Methamphetamine	206	152	151	155	115	112	110	93
Sedatives	45	64	62	43	81	99	77	65
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	2,447	2,547	2,558	2,585	1,349	1,567	1,893a	2,264
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.17B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	32.2	32.0	16.5	16.1	5.7	5.9	3.0a	3.5
Marijuana and Hashish	27.0	25.6	13.2	12.9	4.5	4.5	1.8	1.9
Cocaine	5.7	7.0	1.9	1.7	0.3	0.4	0.1a	0.3
Crack	0.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.0a	0.1	0.1a	0.1
Heroin	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	2.3	2.5	0.8	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
LSD	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PCP	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	*	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ecstasy	1.0a	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Inhalants	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	10.1	10.3	4.7	4.7	1.7	1.7	1.2	1.4
Pain Relievers	7.6	7.5	3.4	3.5	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.1
OxyContin®	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Tranquilizers	2.9	3.7	1.3	1.2	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.3
Stimulants	2.6	2.1	1.0	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Methamphetamine	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	14.7	15.9	6.7	6.6	2.0	2.2	1.6a	1.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.18A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	441	366	815	751	374	337	1,044	1,056
Marijuana and Hashish	385	324	683	626	284	255	557	525
Cocaine	53	56	54	44	11	13	7a	29
Crack	11	10	2	8	4	3	*	5
Heroin	9	6	4	1	*	3	2	6
Hallucinogens	77	65	69	54	19	25	46	60
LSD	11	12	13	8	6	9	9	3
PCP	7	7	3	2	1	4	*	4
Ecstasy	32	31	29	24	5	5	11	14
Inhalants	32	20	67	65	46	38	168	190
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	176	132	236	217	106	92	396	398
Pain Relievers	154a	112	179	165	89	74	328	335
OxyContin®	32b	10	18	16	8	2	8	7
Tranquilizers	40	35	47	57	19	16	56	53
Stimulants	46	45	71	61	12	17	49	48
Methamphetamine	11	21	27	18	3	8	15	19
Sedatives	3	2	4	2	5	10	13	13
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	247a	184	341	308	156	138	584	622
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.18B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	65.6	59.9	38.4	39.5	22.8	20.1	5.0	5.0
Marijuana and Hashish	57.3	53.1	32.2	32.9	17.3	15.2	2.7	2.5
Cocaine	8.0	9.2	2.6	2.3	0.7	0.7	0.0a	0.1
Crack	1.6	1.6	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	*	0.0
Heroin	1.4	0.9	0.2	0.0	*	0.2	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	11.5	10.6	3.3	2.9	1.1	1.5	0.2	0.3
LSD	1.6	2.0	0.6	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.0	0.0
PCP	1.0	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	*	0.0
Ecstasy	4.7	5.1	1.4	1.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1
Inhalants	4.7	3.4	3.1	3.4	2.8	2.2	0.8	0.9
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	26.1	21.6	11.1	11.4	6.4	5.5	1.9	1.9
Pain Relievers	23.0	18.4	8.5	8.7	5.4	4.4	1.6	1.6
OxyContin®	4.8b	1.6	0.9	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0
Tranquilizers	5.9	5.7	2.2	3.0	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.2
Stimulants	6.9	7.4	3.3	3.2	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.2
Methamphetamine	1.7	3.5	1.3	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	36.7	30.2	16.1	16.2	9.5	8.2	2.8	2.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.19A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	2,217	2,293	2,263	2,379	949	1,015	809	856
Marijuana and Hashish	1,960	1,909	1,883	2,038	805	857	548	585
Cocaine	408	485	207	245	29	54	47	48
Crack	46	45	19	26	5	13	11	20
Heroin	16	14	16	20	1a	10	10	14
Hallucinogens	228	214	173	188	40	43	36	58
LSD	50	26	24	17	5	8	2	9
PCP	9	3	7	8	*	*	1	*
Ecstasy	109	123	84	93	22	27	16	24
Inhalants	59	60	55	43	4	8	25	35
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	763	787	654	649	244	294	298	305
Pain Relievers	567	591	509	510	186	205	242	228
OxyContin®	63	63	52	47	18	28	9	8
Tranquilizers	253	284	190	170	75	88	47	64
Stimulants	226	197	126	139	40	62	54	36
Methamphetamine	84	76	54	66	18	31	30	21
Sedatives	21	29	14	13	4	12	10	21
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	1,076	1,165	893	932	285	358	365	394
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.19B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	45.7	46.2	26.9	27.6	15.3	16.4	6.4	6.7
Marijuana and Hashish	40.4	38.4	22.4	23.6	13.0	13.9	4.3	4.6
Cocaine	8.4	9.8	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.9	0.4	0.4
Crack	0.9	0.9	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
Heroin	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0a	0.2	0.1	0.1
Hallucinogens	4.7	4.3	2.1	2.2	0.6	0.7	0.3	0.5
LSD	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
PCP	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	*	*	0.0	*
Ecstasy	2.3	2.5	1.0	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.2
Inhalants	1.2	1.2	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	15.7	15.8	7.8	7.5	3.9	4.7	2.3	2.4
Pain Relievers	11.7	11.9	6.0	5.9	3.0	3.3	1.9	1.8
OxyContin®	1.3	1.3	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.1
Tranquilizers	5.2	5.7	2.3	2.0	1.2	1.4	0.4	0.5
Stimulants	4.7	4.0	1.5	1.6	0.6	1.0	0.4	0.3
Methamphetamine	1.7	1.5	0.6	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2
Sedatives	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	22.2	23.5	10.6	10.8	4.6	5.8	2.9	3.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.20A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	2,724	2,468	3,194	3,170	2,480	2,860	1,762	2,169
Marijuana and Hashish	2,164	1,874	2,439	2,361	1,859	2,098	1,009	1,175
Cocaine	486	581	474	389	127	237	116	217
Crack	98	188	196	157	23	77	54	131
Heroin	31	10	21	17	11	15	46	21
Hallucinogens	80	118	68	108	52	88	42	66
LSD	5	*	2	10	*	*	11	*
PCP	8	9	*	3	*	*	13	7
Ecstasy	24a	78	65	28	46	48	7	7
Inhalants	12	36	68	36	34	31	67	49
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	742	728	895	964	782	854	715	986
Pain Relievers	550	501	608	708	465	560	526	669
OxyContin®	40	60	36	38	15	39	27	16
Tranquilizers	193	280	244	232	242	263	210	276
Stimulants	166	93	181	145	129	108	88	114
Methamphetamine	111	55	70	71	94	73	64	54
Sedatives	21	33	44	28	72	78	53	32
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	1,125	1,197	1,323	1,344	909	1,071	945	1,248
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.20B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	LEVEL OF ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Heavy Use1		Binge Use But Not Heavy Use1		Use But Not Binge Use1		No Use
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS2	24.4	23.6	11.6	11.1	4.2	4.5	2.0a	2.6
Marijuana and Hashish	19.4	17.9	8.9	8.3	3.2	3.3	1.2	1.4
Cocaine	4.4	5.6	1.7	1.4	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.3
Crack	0.9	1.8	0.7	0.5	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2
Heroin	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
Hallucinogens	0.7	1.1	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
LSD	0.0	*	0.0	0.0	*	*	0.0	*
PCP	0.1	0.1	*	0.0	*	*	0.0	0.0
Ecstasy	0.2a	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Inhalants	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics3	6.6	7.0	3.3	3.4	1.3	1.4	0.8a	1.2
Pain Relievers	4.9	4.8	2.2	2.5	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.8
OxyContin®	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Tranquilizers	1.7	2.7	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.3
Stimulants	1.5	0.9	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Methamphetamine	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA2	10.1	11.4	4.8	4.7	1.6	1.7	1.1	1.5
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.21A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	10,117	10,207	1,866	2,008	5,340	5,432	1,749	2,072
Marijuana and Hashish	8,429	8,472	1,339	1,456	4,033	3,869	775	829
Cocaine	1,476	1,732	128	217	375	371	42	76
Crack	369	426	59	129	33	101	6	26
Heroin	90	83	55	33	18	12	*	8
Hallucinogens	602	672	66	113	204	232	57	71
LSD	100	62	17	9	18	29	5	5
PCP	32	32	*	10	*	4	14	*
Ecstasy	287	349	24	28	129	108	10	17
Inhalants	233	218	28	49	143	119	232	225
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	3,048	2,966	638	635	1,550	1,751	771a	1,054
Pain Relievers	2,270	2,215	457	419	1,037	1,211	639	813
OxyContin®	252	243	30	27	30	59	13	*
Tranquilizers	850	949	201	216	453	476	111	176
Stimulants	701	626	116	112	297	243	75	86
Methamphetamine	374	345	71	64	99	74	39	29
Sedatives	129	123	36	21	60	83	41	45
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	4,354	4,485	831	891	2,000	2,214	1,062a	1,373
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.21B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	25.0	24.9	9.6	10.3	6.6	6.4	1.7a	2.1
Marijuana and Hashish	20.8	20.7	6.9	7.4	5.0	4.5	0.8	0.8
Cocaine	3.6	4.2	0.7	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.1
Crack	0.9	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Heroin	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	*	0.0
Hallucinogens	1.5	1.6	0.3	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1
LSD	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PCP	0.1	0.1	*	0.0	*	0.0	0.0	*
Ecstasy	0.7	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
Inhalants	0.6	0.5	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	7.5	7.2	3.3	3.2	1.9	2.1	0.8a	1.1
Pain Relievers	5.6	5.4	2.3	2.1	1.3	1.4	0.6	0.8
OxyContin®	0.6	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	*
Tranquilizers	2.1	2.3	1.0	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.1	0.2
Stimulants	1.7	1.5	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1
Methamphetamine	0.9	0.8	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Sedatives	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	10.8	11.0	4.3	4.5	2.5	2.6	1.1a	1.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.22A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	1,067a	931	356	345	563	524	688	711
Marijuana and Hashish	922	837	293	258	430	368	264	267
Cocaine	106	94	7	16	13	18	*	13
Crack	12	17	*	5	4	4	*	*
Heroin	8	8	1	1	5	1	2	4
Hallucinogens	135	107	25	32	30	37	21	28
LSD	26	18	3	1	3	11	5	2
PCP	9	11	1	3	2	1	*	1
Ecstasy	57	49	9	8	9	11	2	6
Inhalants	99	71	24	38	45	52	144	152
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	355	299	84	83	163	142	312	315
Pain Relievers	295	247	60	69	128	104	268	266
OxyContin®	54a	26	5	4	4	1	2	3
Tranquilizers	76	97	25	18	29a	11	31	35
Stimulants	98	93	14	15	31	30	35	33
Methamphetamine	39	37	2	4	2	11	13	14
Sedatives	9	8	1	6	4	6	13	7
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	514a	415	121	142	230	216	463	481
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.22B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	58.8	57.7	30.1	30.8	21.5	20.3	3.5	3.5
Marijuana and Hashish	50.8	51.9	24.7	23.0	16.4	14.3	1.3	1.3
Cocaine	5.8	5.8	0.6	1.5	0.5	0.7	*	0.1
Crack	0.7	1.0	*	0.4	0.1	0.2	*	*
Heroin	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	7.5	6.7	2.1	2.9	1.1	1.4	0.1	0.1
LSD	1.4	1.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0
PCP	0.5	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	*	0.0
Ecstasy	3.1	3.0	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Inhalants	5.4	4.4	2.0	3.4	1.7	2.0	0.7	0.8
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	19.5	18.5	7.1	7.4	6.2	5.5	1.6	1.6
Pain Relievers	16.3	15.3	5.0	6.2	4.9	4.0	1.4	1.3
OxyContin®	3.0a	1.6	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tranquilizers	4.2	6.0	2.1	1.6	1.1a	0.4	0.2	0.2
Stimulants	5.4	5.8	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.2	0.2	0.2
Methamphetamine	2.2	2.3	0.2	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1
Sedatives	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.0
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	28.3	25.7	10.2	12.6	8.8	8.4	2.4	2.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.23A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	3,968	4,092	442	473	1,462	1,595	367	383
Marijuana and Hashish	3,474	3,506	362	387	1,174	1,297	185	198
Cocaine	558	660	40	38	87	124	7	10
Crack	62	70	11	15	8	14	*	5
Heroin	31	44	8	11	2	1	2	3
Hallucinogens	352	338	18	32	89	107	18	26
LSD	66	37	2	7	15	14	*	2
PCP	15	11	*	*	*	*	1	*
Ecstasy	178	192	8	13	37	51	8	11
Inhalants	94	88	4	12	24	23	21	23
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	1,274	1,282	131	136	387	448	168	169
Pain Relievers	980	984	96	95	282	322	146	133
OxyContin®	123	113	7	8	10	25	1	*
Tranquilizers	394	415	27	42	124	127	20	22
Stimulants	326	311	40	22	66	87	14	14
Methamphetamine	137	148	25	21	19	25	5	*
Sedatives	28	44	4	11	11	9	6	10
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	1,735	1,860	167	185	519	596	198	210
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.23B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	39.8	41.0	16.0	17.6	15.4	16.3	3.7	3.8
Marijuana and Hashish	34.9	35.2	13.1	14.3	12.3	13.2	1.9	2.0
Cocaine	5.6	6.6	1.5	1.4	0.9	1.3	0.1	0.1
Crack	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.1	*	0.0
Heroin	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hallucinogens	3.5	3.4	0.6	1.2	0.9	1.1	0.2	0.3
LSD	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	*	0.0
PCP	0.2	0.1	*	*	*	*	0.0	*
Ecstasy	1.8	1.9	0.3	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.1
Inhalants	0.9	0.9	0.2	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	12.8	12.9	4.7	5.0	4.1	4.6	1.7	1.7
Pain Relievers	9.8	9.9	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.3	1.5	1.3
OxyContin®	1.2	1.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.0	*
Tranquilizers	4.0	4.2	1.0	1.6	1.3	1.3	0.2	0.2
Stimulants	3.3	3.1	1.4	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.1	0.1
Methamphetamine	1.4	1.5	0.9	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.0	*
Sedatives	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	17.4	18.6	6.0	6.9	5.5	6.1	2.0	2.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.24A Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	5,082	5,184	1,068	1,191	3,315	3,313	694	978
Marijuana and Hashish	4,033	4,129	684	812	2,429	2,205	325	363
Cocaine	813	978	81	163	275	229	35	53
Crack	295	339	49	109	21	83	6	21
Heroin	51	31	46	21	11	10	*	*
Hallucinogens	115	226	23	49	85	88	18	17
LSD	8	7	11	*	*	*	*	*
PCP	8	9	*	7	*	*	13	*
Ecstasy	52	108	7	7	83	46	*	*
Inhalants	40	59	*	*	74	44	67	49
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	1,419	1,385	423	416	1,000	1,161	292a	569
Pain Relievers	996	984	301	255	627	784	225	414
OxyContin®	75	104	17	14	16	34	9	*
Tranquilizers	380	437	149	156	299	337	61	120
Stimulants	277	221	62	75	200	126	26	39
Methamphetamine	198	160	43	39	78	39	21	15
Sedatives	92	71	32	4	45	69	22	28
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	2,105	2,210	544	565	1,251	1,403	401a	682
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.24B Types of Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Drug	CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOL USE IN PAST MONTH
	Cigarettes and Alcohol		Cigarettes, But Not Alcohol		Alcohol, But Not Cigarettes		Neither Alcohol Nor Cigarettes
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
ILLICIT DRUGS1	17.7	17.7	6.9	7.5	4.8	4.6	1.0a	1.4
Marijuana and Hashish	14.1	14.1	4.4	5.1	3.6	3.0	0.5	0.5
Cocaine	2.8	3.3	0.5	1.0	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.1
Crack	1.0	1.2	0.3	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
Heroin	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	*	*
Hallucinogens	0.4	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
LSD	0.0	0.0	0.1	*	*	*	*	*
PCP	0.0	0.0	*	0.0	*	*	0.0	*
Ecstasy	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	*	*
Inhalants	0.1	0.2	*	*	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics2	5.0	4.7	2.7	2.6	1.5	1.6	0.4b	0.8
Pain Relievers	3.5	3.4	1.9	1.6	0.9	1.1	0.3a	0.6
OxyContin®	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	*
Tranquilizers	1.3	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.2
Stimulants	1.0	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.1
Methamphetamine	0.7	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Sedatives	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA1	7.3	7.5	3.5	3.6	1.8	1.9	0.6a	1.0
*Low precision; no estimate reported. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 2 Nonmedical use of prescription-type psychotherapeutics includes the nonmedical use of pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives and does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.25A Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month, by Levels of Past Month Cigarette Use and Past Month Alcohol Use and Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2004 and 2005

Level of Cigarette Use/Alcohol Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
TOTAL	19,071	19,720	2,674	2,511	6,239	6,543	10,159	10,666
Heavy Alcohol Use1	5,381	5,127	441	366	2,217	2,293	2,724	2,468
Binge Alcohol Use But Not Heavy Use1	6,272	6,299	815	751	2,263	2,379	3,194	3,170
Alcohol Use But Not Binge Use1	3,803	4,213	374	337	949	1,015	2,480	2,860
No Alcohol Use	3,615	4,080	1,044	1,056	809	856	1,762	2,169
PAST MONTH CIGARETTE USE	11,983	12,216	1,423	1,276	4,410	4,565	6,150	6,375
Heavy Alcohol Use1	4,076	3,789	342	297	1,810	1,793	1,923	1,699
Binge Alcohol Use But Not Heavy Use1	4,025	4,174	540	480	1,582	1,699	1,903	1,994
Alcohol Use But Not Binge Use1	2,015	2,244	184	154	576	600	1,256	1,490
No Alcohol Use	1,866	2,008	356	345	442	473	1,068	1,191
NO PAST MONTH CIGARETTE USE	7,088	7,504	1,251	1,235	1,829	1,978	4,009	4,291
Heavy Alcohol Use1	1,305	1,338	98	70	407	500	800	768
Binge Alcohol Use But Not Heavy Use1	2,247	2,126	275	271	682	680	1,291	1,175
Alcohol Use But Not Binge Use1	1,787	1,968	190	183	374	415	1,224	1,370
No Alcohol Use	1,749	2,072	688	711	367	383	694	978
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.

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Table 7.25B Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month, by Levels of Past Month Cigarette Use and Past Month Alcohol Use and Age Group: Percentages, 2004 and 2005

Level of Cigarette Use/Alcohol Use	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005	2004	2005
TOTAL	7.9	8.1	10.6	9.9	19.4	20.1	5.5	5.8
Heavy Alcohol Use1	32.2	32.0	65.6	59.9	45.7	46.2	24.4	23.6
Binge Alcohol Use But Not Heavy Use1	16.5	16.1	38.4	39.5	26.9	27.6	11.6	11.1
Alcohol Use But Not Binge Use1	5.7	5.9	22.8	20.1	15.3	16.4	4.2	4.5
No Alcohol Use	3.0a	3.5	5.0	5.0	6.4	6.7	2.0a	2.6
PAST MONTH CIGARETTE USE	20.0	20.2	47.5	46.7	34.6	36.0	13.9	14.1
Heavy Alcohol Use1	39.9	39.0	70.1	70.9	51.8	52.3	30.9	28.9
Binge Alcohol Use But Not Heavy Use1	24.8	24.9	57.0	56.7	35.5	37.2	17.5	17.6
Alcohol Use But Not Binge Use1	14.4	15.5	48.5	44.2	28.5	30.3	10.9	12.3
No Alcohol Use	9.6	10.3	30.1	30.8	16.0	17.6	6.9	7.5
NO PAST MONTH CIGARETTE USE	3.9	4.1	5.6	5.5	9.4	10.0	2.9	3.1
Heavy Alcohol Use1	20.1	21.2	53.8b	36.1	30.1	32.5	16.2	16.7
Binge Alcohol Use But Not Heavy Use1	10.3	9.5	23.4	25.7	17.2	16.7	7.8	6.8
Alcohol Use But Not Binge Use1	3.4	3.5	15.0	13.8	8.9	9.9	2.6	2.7
No Alcohol Use	1.7a	2.1	3.5	3.5	3.7	3.8	1.0a	1.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. a Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. b Difference between estimate and 2005 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. 1 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2004 and 2005.