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. 2020 Jun 12;27(1):25–32. doi: 10.1159/000507049

Table 1.

Thirty-day, 1-year, and lifetime prevalence of participants

Substance Total, N Thirty-day, % One-year, % Lifetime, %
Alcohol 714 88.2 95.2 99.6
Nicotine 710 74.4 84.4 95.2
Cannabis 711 60.9 82.0 97.2
Amphetamine (speed, fet, powder) 709 53.3 81.7 92.9
MDMA (ecstasy) 711 47.1 84.0 94.4
Cocaine 709 41.5 73.5 89.3
“K” 701 36.7 62.2 78.2
GHB/GBL (liquid ecstasy, “G”) 690 10.9 16.1 32.9
LSD (acid) 689 9.9 38.1 59.7
Benzodiazepines (e.g., Tavor, Valium) 694 8.2 19.0 37.0
Neuro-enhancer (e.g., methylphenidate, modafinil) 692 4.5 10.0 32.2
Poppers (e.g., amyl nitrite) 691 4.3 14.5 39.8
Psilocybin (magic mushrooms) 696 3.9 29.0 67.4
Synthetic cathinones 692 3.8 7.8 17.8
Opioid-based painkillers (e.g., tramal, tilidin) 693 2.6 10.5 28.7
Methamphetamine (crystal meth, ice) 694 1.9 3.9 15.4
RCs 692 1.7 4.9 17.5
Heroin 693 0.6 1.0 4.6
Synthetic cannabinoids 687 0.4 1.5 19.2
Othersa 233 6.4 21.5 34.8

MDMA, 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine; K, ketamine; GHB, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid; GBL, gamma-butyrolactone; LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide; RC, research chemical.

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Ten most popular substances stated in this category are given as follows, in descending order: 2C-B (n = 40), (5-Meo-)DMT (n = 16), nitrous oxide (n = 7), kratom (n = 5), mescaline (n = 4), salvia (n = 4), ayahuasca (n = 3), 4-FA (n = 3), khat (n = 2), and methoxetamine (n = 2).