Upfront

Illicit drug-use trends

February 2009, Vol 40, No. 2

Print version: page 11

First-time drug use among Americans is down overall since 2004. Numbers represent thousands.

	2004	2007
Illicit Drugs	2,784	2,670
Marijuana	2,142	2,090
Cocaine	998	906
Heroin	118	106
Hallucinogens	934	1,064
Prescription drugs (nonmedical use)	2,836	2,532

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health