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  Monitor on Psychology
Volume 40, No. 2 February 2009

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Illicit drug-use trends
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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

 



 
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