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.Sourcebook of Criminol Justice Stotistics 19B3Table 3.S0 Reported drug use and most recent use among adults, young adults, and youth, by type of drug, United States, 1982!\oTE: See NOTE, Tobie 3.49. These dot a are based on the responses of 2,760 adults (26 Yllars ,ofage and oider), 1,283 young adults (18 to 25 years of age), and 1,581 youth (12 to 17 years ofage). The "ever used" column reports data on those who reported any post experience with drugs.For survey methodology and definitions of terms, see Appendix 14.Questions: "When was the most recent time you took (sedatives, tranquilizers, stimulants, ond analgesics) to get high?recent time you used (marihuana or hashish, cocaine, LSD or other hallucinogen, heroin, alcohol, cigarettes)?"(Percent a )When was the mostMost recent useNever used Ever used Pas! month Post ~eor I not Qast Illonth Not 129~! ~eg[Young Young Young Young YoungType of drug Adults adults Youth Adults adults Youth Adults adults Youth Adults adults Youth Adults adults YouthMarihuana and/orhashish 77.0 35.9 73.3 23.0 64.1 26.7 6.6 27.4 11.5 4.0 12.9 9.1 12.4 23.7 6.0Hallucinogens 93.6 78.9 94.8 6.4 7.1.1 5.2 (b) 1.7 1.4 0.7 5.2 2.2 5.7 14.2 1.6Cocaine 91.5 71.7 93.5 B.5 2B.3 6.5 1.2 6.8 1.6 2.6 11.9 2.4 4.7 9.5 2.4Heroin 98.9 98.8 99.6 1.1 1.2 (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) 1.0 0.8 (b)Stimulants 93.8 82.0 93.3 6.2 IB.O 6.7 0.6 4.7 2.6 1.2 6.1 3.0 4.4 7.2 1.1Sedatives 95.2 81.3 94.2 4.8 IB.7 5.8 (b) 2.6 1.3 1.1 6.1 2.4 3.4 10.1 2.1Tranquilizers 96.4 84.9 95.1 3.6 15.1 4.9 (b) 1.6 0.9 0.9 4.3 2.4 2.4 9.1 1.6Analgesics 96.8 87.9 95.8 3.2 12.1 4.2 (b) 1.0 0.7 0.7 3.4 3.0 2.2 7.7 0.5Alcohol 11.8 5.4 34.8 8B.2 94.6 65.2 56.7 67.9 26.9 11.7 15.5 20.4 19.9 11.2 17.9Cigarettes 21.3 23.1 50.5 78.7 76.9 49.5 34 .. 6 39.5 14.7 3.6 7.8 10.2 40.4 29.7 24.6bSome categories do not sum to 100 percent because of rounding.Less than 0.5 percent.Source: Judith Droitcour Miller, Notional Survey on Drug Abuse: Main s 1982, U.S. Deportment of Health and I-Mnan Services, NotionalInstitute on Drug Abuse (Wahington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,Findin1 I !lBZ , pp. 10, 12,. 14. Table adopted by Sa..RCEBOO< stoff.Table 3.51 Reported psychotherapeutic drug use among adults, young adults, and youth, by demographiccharacteristics and type of drug, United States, 1982Nciture and Dlstrlbut!on of Known OffensesTable 3.52 Reported drug use among adults, young adults, and youth by type of drug anduse of alcohol, United States, 1902'!\oTE: See !\OTES, Tables 3.49 and 3.50. These data were constructed by combining the questionsbelow Into the four categories shown In the table. The "current drinkers" category was derivedby on~ positive response to the question abol"1 alcohol use. For survey methodology onddefir,ltlons of terms, see Appendix 14.• Questions: "When was the most ~ time you hod a drink? When was the most recenttime yo~ took a (sedative, tranquilizer, stimulant, analgesic) to get high? When was the most~ time you used (mol'lhuana or hashish, LSD or other hallucinogen, cocaine, heroin)?"(Percent reporting ever used drug)Adults Young adUlts Youth(26 and older) (18 to 25) (12 to 17)J\bf J\bf J\bfCurrent current Current current Current currentdrinkers drinkers drinkers drinkers drinkers drinkers(N=I,648) (N=1,112) (N=857) (N=4l6) (N=410) (1'>61,171)Ever used psychotherapeuticpills for nonmedical reasons:Yes 13 3 37 10 25 5No B7 97 63 90 75 95Ever used morlhuana and/or hoshish:Yes 35 7 76 39 60 15No 65 93 24 61 40 85EVer used hallucinogens, cocaine,heroin:Yes 16 2 43 II 22 3No 84 98 57 89 78 97