Marijuana, Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use in Washington, D.C. (2003 - 2007)

  Past Year Marijuana Use - Prevalence     Past Year Marijuana Use - Population
 
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
   
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
2007 15.72% 13.28% 37.79% 11.18%   2007 78,000 5,000 31,000 42,000
2006 15.03% 13.38% 36.89% 10.97% 2006 72,000 5,000 26,000 41,000
2005 14.77% 14.37% 33.85% 11.39%   2005 68,000 5,000 22,000 41,000
2004 13.81% 13.28% 30.87% 10.59%   2004 65,000 4,000 22,000 39,000
2003 15.09% 14.83% 37.61% 10.68%   2003 72,000 5,000 28,000 40,000
  Past Month Marijuana Use - Prevalence     Past Month Marijuana Use - Population
 
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
   
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
2007 9.77% 6.87% 23.70% 7.05%   2007 49,000 3,000 19,000 27,000
2006 8.44% 6.81% 19.48% 6.47%   2006 40,000 2,000 14,000 24,000
2005 7.27% 6.87% 18.75% 5.25%   2005 34,000 2,000 12,000 19,000
2004 7.41% 5.88% 19.93% 5.15%   2004 35,000 2,000 14,000 19,000
2003 9.60% 7.43% 24.14% 6.93%   2003 46,000 2,000 18,000 26,000
  Past Month Other Drug Use - Prevalence (Non-Marijuana)     Past Month Other Drug Use - Population (Non-Marijuana)
 
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
   
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
2007 4.81% 4.57% 7.63% 4.22%   2007 24,000 2,000 6,000 16,000
2006 4.49% 4.70% 7.70% 3.85%   2006 21,000 2,000 5,000 14,000
2005 3.67% 4.15% 7.19% 2.99%   2005 17,000 1,000 5,000 11,000
2004 3.35% 3.84% 5.54% 2.88%   2004 16,000 1,000 4,000 11,000
2003 4.06% 4.22% 6.65% 3.54%   2003 20,000 1,000 5,000 13,000
  Past Month Alcohol Use - Prevalence     Past Month Alcohol Use - Population
 
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
   
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
2007 59.28% 14.07% 71.42% 61.26%   2007 295,000 5,000 59,000 231,000
2006 60.25% 13.39% 72.22% 62.58%   2006 288,000 5,000 51,000 231,000
2005 58.44% 12.70% 68.93% 60.90%   2005 271,000 4,000 45,000 222,000
2004 56.13% 12.25% 64.98% 58.43%   2004 265,000 4,000 46,000 215,000
2003 56.69% 13.02% 67.17% 58.52%   2003 272,000 4,000 49,000 218,000
  Past Month Binge Alcohol - Prevalence     Past Month Binge Alcohol - Population
 
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
   
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
2007 28.64% 7.02% 48.90% 26.44%   2007 143,000 3,000 40,000 100,000
2006 28.32% 7.28% 50.58% 26.10%   2006 135,000 3,000 36,000 96,000
2005 27.46% 6.79% 46.30% 26.03%   2005 127,000 2,000 30,000 95,000
2004 24.93% 5.55% 37.20% 24.34%   2004 118,000 2,000 26,000 90,000
2003 25.34% 5.62% 39.25% 24.35%   2003 122,000 2,000 29,000 91,000
  Past Month Tobacco - Prevalence     Past Month Tobacco - Population
 
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
   
All
Age
12 to 17
Age
18 to 25
Age 26
and Older
2007 28.33% 9.33% 37.78% 28.22%   2007 141,000 4,000 31,000 107,000
2006 28.72% 9.29% 39.55% 28.55%   2006 137,000 3,000 28,000 106,000
2005 28.70% 11.95% 41.92% 28.76%   2005 132,000 3,000 26,000 103,000
2004 28.49% 8.97% 35.71% 28.88%   2004 134,000 3,000 25,000 106,000
2003 29.21% 9.53% 37.39% 29.34%   2003 140,000 3,000 28,000 109,000

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Note:

State level data is derived from biennial survey data by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration. For example, data reported above for 2007 is based on the survey data from both 2006 and 2007, data reported above for 2006 is based on survey data from 2006 and 2005. More information and additional state-level drug use data is available at: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/states.cfm. Data on drug use is sub-state areas is available at: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/metro.htm.

Binge Alcohol Use: defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health

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