Statistics about Psychoactives and the Drug War
GENERAL INFORMATION #
An estimated 14.8 million Americans
were current users of illicit drugs in 1999
[a prevalence rate of 6.7 percent for the
population 12 and older]
- - 1999 National Household Survey
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Dressing up Failure, Sep 10 2004 - Bruce Mirkin
DRUG WAR STATISTICS #
An estimated 66.8 million Americans
reported current use of a tobacco product
in 1999, a prevalence rate of 30.2 percent
for the population 12 and older.
- - 1999 National Household Survey
Drug abuse violations, with an estimated
1.6 million arrests, were the most
frequent cause for arrest [in 2000].
- - FBI's 2000 Crime Statistics
DRUG USE IN PRISONS #
Drug Use and Dependence, State and Federal Prisoners 2004 (excludes alcohol)
OTHER RESOURCES #
The Anti-Drug War Arsenal - Organized Statistics Links
BRITISH DRUG USE & PRICE STATISTICS #
User Statistics and Drug Prices, Independent Drug Monitoring Unit
EUROPEAN DRUG USE & PRICE STATISTICS #
DRUG TESTING & USE STATISTICS #
MEDIA COVERAGE #
Poll: Scientists Use Brain-Boosting Drugs, Apr 9 2008, WebMD