Trends in Cigarette Use, 1990–2004
Annual per Capita Consumption of Cigarettes for Those 18 Years and Over
Trends in Illicit Drug Use, 1974–2004
Percent Past Month Marijuana and Cocaine Users Among Those Ages 18–25
Trends in Alcohol Use, 1850–2002
Annual per Capita Consumption in Gallons of Ethanol
Trends in Cigarette Use, 1990-2004 (Annual per Capita Consumption of Cigarettes for Those 18 Years and Over) Trends in Illicit Drug Use, 1974-2004 (Percent Past Month Marijuana and Cocaine Users Among Those Ages 18-25) Trends in Alcohol Use, 1850-2002 (Annual per Capita Consumption in Gallons of Ethanol)
Data for 2004 are preliminary.

Sources: For 1900–1944: Miller, R. U.S. cigarette consumption, 1900 to date. In: Harr, W., ed. Tobacco Yearbook. Bowing Green, KY: Cockrel Corporation, 1981 reprinted in "Surveillance for Selected Tobabacco-Use Behaviors—United States, 1900–1994" CDC MMWR Surveillance Summaries, Vol. 43, November 18, 1994. For 1945–2004: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (ERS), Tobacco Situation and Outlook Report. Various Issues.
Source: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. Results from the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables. Tables 7.128B and 7.129B. September 2005.

Adapted from charts originally published in "Substance Abuse: The Nation's Number One Health Problem." Reprinted with permission from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Lakins, N.E.; Williams, G.D.; Yi, H.; and Smothers, B.A. Surveillance Report #66: Apparent Per Capita Alcohol Consumption: National, State, and Regional Trends, 1970–2002. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, August 2004.

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