Show Illicit Drug Use Compiled by Monica Wilkinson Ilicit drugs are those that are not legal in the United States In 1999 an estimated 14million Americans were current illcit drug users meaning they had used an ilicit drug during the This estimate month prior to interview represents7 percent of the population 12 years old and older Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug used by 75 percent of current illcit drug users Approximately 57 percent of current illicit drug users consumed only marijuana 18 percent used marijuana and another illicit drug and the remaining 25 percent used an ilicit drug but not marijuana in the past month Table 73 Regular Use of lllicit Drugs Age 12-17 Utah andS 1979-1999 us Utah us Utah us Utah us us Utah Year 02 39 22 15 a2 1979 o1 37 12 15 102 1985 00 20 08 10 54 1988 00 22 09 06 a4 1990 o1 18 08 04 36 1991 ot 00 16 12 06 03 04 34 21 1992 00 00 14 05 05 04 03 40 48 1993 00 20 12 03 30 1994 07 001 31 17 08 00 82 26 1995 02 02 17 17 20 08 71 52 1996 o1 20 27 94 60 19971 83 1998 02 19 11 05 77 62 1999 Percentage of pereons 19poringUS WHTHR The past 30 days Abuse Executive Summary and Main Findings 1996 15 Utah Source Uah Dnison of Substance Abuse Utah Househald Survey on Substance Executive Summary and Main Findings 1997 17 Department of Survey on Substance Abuse Diision of Substance Abuse Utah Youth Household Hora Naioal Housahld urveyonAbuss Oriel 998 Adrinstton Sanices el Hoalh and Human Soice Subsance Ao andsamhsa goVNHSDA Table 74 Regular Use of lllicit Drugs Age 18-25 Utah andS 1979-1999 Utah us Utah us Utah us Utah us Utah Year 12 a4 33 52 50 353 210 979 17 65 277 1982 01 11 09 50 162 1983 17 19 45 155 1988 06 o7 34 53 133 1989 15 12 20 130 1991 03 08 03 13 14 18 140 64 1992 00 11 03 138 21 15 031 108 1993 00 08 00 18 21 12 03 1279 1994 02 01 22 o7 61 1995 11 18 17 148 93 1999 Percentage of porsons 18p0ingUse WA the pas 30 days Table 75 Regular Use of lllicit Drugs Age 26 and Older Utah andS 1979-1999 us Utah us Utah us Utah us Utah us Utah Year 01 o7 01 03 09 07 61 39 1979 01 12 67 1982 00 01 02 08 39 1983 09 39 1988 00 00 01 05 31 1080 03 01 06 36 1990 03 01 08 33 1991 00 02 02 00 01 05 03 32 14 1992 00 02 00 00 02 05 01 a1 08 1993 00 o1 00 01 o1 06 02 34 07 1994 02 00 00 03 08 1995 Fercentage of parsons eporingU6 WiTHn he past 30 days Source Utah Diision of Substance Abuse Utah Household Survey on Substance Abuse Execuive Summary and Main Findings 1994 us 00 00 o1 02 o1 02 13 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |