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Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2016, by drug type

Number of people in the U.S. who used selected illicit drugs in the past year as of 2016 (in thousand)

The data displays the number of people in the United States who used select illicit drugs in the past year, as of 2016, in thousands. It was found that about 1.4 million people used methamphetamines in the past year.

Marijuana	37570
Cocaine	5071
Crack	882
Heroin	948
LSD	1896
Ecstasy	2485
Methamphetamine	1391

Number of Americans who used illicit drugs in past year 2016, by drug type

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