Marijuana, Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use in Tennessee (2003 – 2007)

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  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 9.96% 12.51% 26.67% 7.02%   2007 503,000 62,000 165,000 275,000
2006 10.55% 12.83% 28.28% 7.34%   2006 525,000 62,000 179,000 283,000
2005 10.26% 13.58% 25.87% 7.22%   2005 505,000 65,000 166,000 274,000
2004 8.42% 12.77% 21.77% 5.62%   2004 410,000 61,000 139,000 211,000
2003 7.36% 12.15% 21.07% 4.44%   2003 353,000 58,000 131,000 164,000
  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 5.71% 6.20% 16.13% 4.02%   2007 288,000 31,000 100,000 158,000
2006 6.09% 5.73% 16.99% 4.34%   2006 303,000 28,000 108,000 167,000
2005 5.85% 5.98% 14.93% 4.31%   2005 288,000 29,000 96,000 164,000
2004 5.03% 6.14% 12.81% 3.58%   2004 245,000 29,000 82,000 134,000
2003 4.59% 6.37% 13.40% 2.88%   2003 220,000 30,000 83,000 106,000
  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 5.19% 5.74% 10.94% 4.22%   2007 262,000 29,000 68,000 166,000
2006 4.71% 5.85% 11.78% 3.40%   2006 234,000 28,000 75,000 131,000
2005 3.93% 5.49% 9.84% 2.75%   2005 194,000 26,000 63,000 104,000
2004 3.48% 4.97% 7.41% 2.64%   2004 170,000 24,000 47,000 99,000
2003 3.64% 5.46% 7.40% 2.78%   2003 175,000 26,000 46,000 103,000
  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 40.22% 13.43% 52.18% 41.71%   2007 2,026,000 67,000 324,000 1,635,000
2006 42.41% 13.75% 55.00% 43.96%   2006 2,109,000 67,000 349,000 1,693,000
2005 40.85% 14.34% 55.11% 41.76%   2005 2,009,000 68,000 354,000 1,587,000
2004 37.63% 14.08% 50.60% 38.43%   2004 1,828,000 67,000 322,000 1,438,000
2003 36.27% 13.27% 46.50% 37.48%   2003 1,739,000 63,000 289,000 1,387,000
  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 19.19% 8.28% 37.06% 17.76%   2007 967,000 41,000 230,000 696,000
2006 20.52% 7.71% 39.91% 18.95%   2006 1,021,000 37,000 253,000 730,000
2005 17.79% 7.68% 34.76% 16.20%   2005 876,000 37,000 223,000 616,000
2004 15.21% 8.11% 29.07% 13.77%   2004 739,000 39,000 185,000 516,000
2003 16.55% 8.39% 29.89% 15.34%   2003 793,000 40,000 186,000 568,000
  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 35.62% 16.06% 48.86% 36.00%   2007 1,795,000 80,000 303,000 1,412,000
2006 38.06% 16.45% 52.45% 38.41%   2006 1,892,000 80,000 333,000 1,480,000
2005 29.76% 11.82% 42.15% 30.09%   2005 1,746,000 80,000 317,000 1,349,000
2004 32.96% 16.14% 45.27% 33.01%   2004 1,601,000 77,000 288,000 1,236,000
2003 33.84% 17.17% 46.30% 33.86%   2003 1,622,000 81,000 288,000 1,253,000

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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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