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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2015 May 5;24(5):255–263. doi: 10.1080/1067828X.2013.829008

Table 1.

Trends in Percent of Adolescents (Youth Ages 12-17) with Past Year Substance Use Disorders* (NSDUH)

2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
% 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI % 95% CI
Alcohol or Illicit Drug 9.0 [8.5-9.6] 9.0 [8.5-9.6] 8.0 [7.6-8.6] a 8.2 [7.6-8.7] 7.8 [7.3-8.3] 7.8 [7.2-8.3] 7.1 [6.6-7.6] 7.3 [6.9-7.9] b
Alcohol 6.0 [5.5-6.4] 6.0 [5.6-6.5] 5.6 [5.2-6.1] 5.5 [5.1-5.9] 5.4 [5.0-5.9] 5.0 [4.6-5.5] 4.6 [4.2-5.0] 4.6 [4.2-5.0] b
Illicit Drugs 5.2 [4.8-5.6] 5.5 [5.1-6.0] 4.6 [4.2-5.0] a 4.7 [4.3-5.1] 4.4 [4.0-4.8] 4.7 [4.3-5.1] 4.3 [4.0-4.8] 4.7 [4.3-5.1]
    Marijuana 3.9 [3.6-4.3] 3.9 [3.5-4.3] 3.5 [3.1-3.8] 3.5 [3.1-3.9] 3.1 [2.8-3.5] 3.4 [3.1-3.8] 3.4 [3.1-3.8] 3.6 [3.2-3.9]
    Hallucinogens 0.4 [0.3-0.6] 0.5 [0.4-0.7] 0.5 [0.4-0.6] 0.4 [0.3-0.6] 0.5 [0.4-0.6] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.5 [0.4-0.7] 0.5 [0.4-0.7]
    Inhalants 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.6 [0.4-0.8] 0.4 [0.3-0.6] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.4 [0.3-0.6] 0.4 [0.3-0.5]
    Cocaine 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.2 [0.1-0.3] a 0.1 [0.1-0.2] b
    Heroin 0.1 [0.0-0.1] 0.1 [0.0-0.2] 0.0 [0.0-0.1] a 0.0 [0.0-0.1] 0.0 [0.0-0.1] 0.1 [0.0-0.1] 0.1 [0.0-0.2] 0.0 [0.0-0.1] a
    Psychotherapeutics 1.4 [1.2-1.7] 1.7 [1.4-2.0] 1.3 [1.1-1.6] a 1.4 [1.2-1.7] 1.3 [1.1-1.6] 1.3 [1.1-1.5] 1.0 [0.9-1.2] 1.2 [1.0-1.4]
        Tranquilizers 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.3 [0.2-0.3] 0.2 [0.1-0.3] 0.3 [0.2-0.4]
        Pain Relievers 1.1 [0.9-1.3] 1.4 [1.2-1.6] 1.1 [0.9-1.4] 1.1 [0.9-1.3] 1.0 [0.8-1.2] 1.0 [0.8-1.1] 0.8 [0.7-1.0] 0.9 [0.8-1.1]
        Sedatives 0.2 [0.1-0.3] 0.1 [0.1-0.2] 0.1 [0.1-0.2] 0.1 [0.0-0.1] 0.1 [0.1-0.2] 0.1 [0.1-0.2] 0.1 [0.0-0.1] 0.0 [0.0-0.1] b
        Stimulants 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.4 [0.3-0.5] 0.3 [0.2-0.5] 0.3 [0.2-0.4] 0.2 [0.1-0.3] 0.2 [0.2-0.3] b
*

Abuse or dependence

a

Signficantly different (p<0.05) from prior year.

b

Significant difference (p<0.05) between 2003 and 2010.