NCJ Number: 198151
Title: Results From the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume I. Summary of National Findings
Date Published: August 2002
Annotation: This first volume of a three-volume report summarizes the
national findings of the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug
Abuse (NHSDA), which obtained information on the prevalence of
substance use in the U.S. population, as well as the problems
associated with such use.
Abstract: Specifically, the survey collected information on the
sociodemographic characteristics of users, patterns of use,
treatment, perceptions of risk, criminal behavior, and mental
health. Since 1999 the NHSDA sample has been designed to provide
State-level estimates based on 70,000 respondents (12 years old
and older) per year. The survey found that an estimated 15.9
million Americans ages 12 and older (7.1 percent of the
population) used an illicit drug during the month immediately
prior to the survey interviews ("current users"). The 2000 survey
reported that 6.3 percent of this population were current users
of illicit drugs. The survey found statistically significant
increases between 2000 and 2001 in the use of specific drugs or
groups of illicit drugs, such as marijuana (from 4.8 to 5.4
percent) and cocaine (0.5 to 0.7 percent), and the nonmedical use
of pain relievers (1.2 to 1.6 percent) and tranquilizers (0.4 to
0.6 percent). The 2001 survey found that 10.8 percent of youths
12-17 were current drug users compared with 9.7 percent in 2000.
Similarly, among adults ages 18 to 25, current drug use increased
between 2000 and 2001 from 15.9 to 18.8 percent. There were no
statistically significant changes in the rates of drug use among
adults aged 26 or older. Patterns of current drug use among major
racial/ethnic groups in 2001 were similar to previous years: 7.4
percent among blacks, 7.2 percent among whites, and 6.4 percent
among Hispanics. Current drug use was highest among American
Indians and Alaska Natives (9.9 percent) and lowest among Asians
(2.8 percent). Findings are reported for alcohol use, tobacco
use, trends in the initiation of substance use,
prevention-related measures, substance dependence or abuse,
treatment for substance abuse problems, serious mental illness
among adults, and mental health treatment. 54 figures
Main Term(s): Drug abuse
Index Term(s): Alcoholic beverage consumption; Drug prevention programs; Drug treatment; Juvenile drug use; Mental health; Mental health services; Tobacco use
Contract Number: 283-98-9008
Publication Number: (SMA)02-3758
Sponsoring Agency: NCJRS Photocopy Services
Corporate Author: RTI International
Sale Source: SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Publisher: https://www.samhsa.gov
Page Count: 96
Format: Document
Type: Survey
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Note: SAMHSA National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Series: H-17. See NCJ-198152 for Volume II.
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