Results From The 2002 National Survey On Drug Use And Health

This report presents, for the first time, information from the 2002 Nat. Survey on Drug Use and Health. This survey, formerly called the Nat. Household Survey on Drug Abuse, is a project of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. This survey was initiated in 1971 and is the primary source of information on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco by the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the U.S. aged 12 years old or older. The survey interviews approx. 67,500 persons each year. Because of improvements to the survey in 2002, the 2002 data constitute a new baseline for tracking trends in substance use and other measures. The estimates are presented in terms of lifetime and first-time substance use. 100s of charts and tables.

Presents the first information from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH), an annual survey of the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the U.S. aged 12 years or older. Prior to 2002, the survey was called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. This report provides a concise summary of the main results from the 2002 NSDUH. Because of improvements & modifications implemented in 2002, estimates from the 2002 NSDUH should not be compared with estimates from the 2001 or earlier versions of the survey to examine changes over time. The data collected in 2002 represents a new baseline for tracking trends in substance use & other measures. Charts & tables.

Presents info. from the 2007 Nat. Survey on Drug Use and Health; this survey was formerly called the Nat. Household Survey on Drug Abuse. This survey is the primary source of info. on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products by the civilian, non-institutionalized population of the U.S. aged 12 years old or older. The survey interviews approx. 67,500 persons each year. This initial report on the 2007 data presents nat. estimates of rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products. Measures related to mental health problems also are included. A major focus of this report is a comparison of substance use prevalence estimates between 2006 and 2007. Trends since 2002 also are discussed.