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Drug Use By Age

This directory contains data behind the story How Baby Boomers Get High. It covers 13 drugs across 17 age groups.

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive.

HeaderDefinition
alcohol-usePercentage of those in an age group who used alcohol in the past 12 months
alcohol-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used alcohol in the past 12 months
marijuana-usePercentage of those in an age group who used marijuana in the past 12 months
marijuana-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used marijuana in the past 12 months
cocaine-usePercentage of those in an age group who used cocaine in the past 12 months
cocaine-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used cocaine in the past 12 months
crack-usePercentage of those in an age group who used crack in the past 12 months
crack-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used crack in the past 12 months
heroin-usePercentage of those in an age group who used heroin in the past 12 months
heroin-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used heroin in the past 12 months
hallucinogen-usePercentage of those in an age group who used hallucinogens in the past 12 months
hallucinogen-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used hallucinogens in the past 12 months
inhalant-usePercentage of those in an age group who used inhalants in the past 12 months
inhalant-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used inhalants in the past 12 months
pain-releiver-usePercentage of those in an age group who used pain relievers in the past 12 months
pain-releiver-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used pain relievers in the past 12 months
oxycontin-usePercentage of those in an age group who used oxycontin in the past 12 months
oxycontin-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used oxycontin in the past 12 months
tranquilizer-usePercentage of those in an age group who used tranquilizer in the past 12 months
tranquilizer-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used tranquilizer in the past 12 months
stimulant-usePercentage of those in an age group who used stimulants in the past 12 months
stimulant-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used stimulants in the past 12 months
meth-usePercentage of those in an age group who used meth in the past 12 months
meth-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used meth in the past 12 months
sedative-usePercentage of those in an age group who used sedatives in the past 12 months
sedative-frequencyMedian number of times a user in an age group used sedatives in the past 12 months

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