1999 Estimates of Substance Abuse

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Table 14. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Alabama, by Age Group: 1999

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 15. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Alaska, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	10.7	12.5	18.8	8.7
Past Month Marijuana	7.1	10.4	16.8	4.6
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	3.7	4.8	7.2	2.9
Past Year Cocaine	2.9	2.0	5.1	2.6
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	53.4	17.2	60.2	58.5
Past Month "Binge"2	22.1	11.7	40.3	20.3
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	32.7	20.4	47.9	31.8
Past Month Cigarette	26.5	16.6	43.9	24.8
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	2.5	7.8	6.5	0.2
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	31.4	32.8	18.4	33.8
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	44.5	37.8	37.6	47.1
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	63.6	61.7	58.0	65.0
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	52	8	13	31
Past Month Marijuana	34	6	12	16
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	18	3	5	10
Past Year Cocaine	14	1	4	9
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	258	11	42	206
Past Month "Binge"2	107	7	28	71
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	158	13	33	112
Past Month Cigarette	128	10	31	87
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	6	4	2	0
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	152	20	13	119
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	215	23	26	166
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	307	38	40	229

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 16. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Arizona, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	6.9	10.3	13.2	5.3
Past Month Marijuana	5.2	7.3	11.6	3.7
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	3.3	4.4	5.6	2.8
Past Year Cocaine	1.8	2.9	5.7	1.0
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	48.6	17.1	54.9	52.2
Past Month "Binge"2	19.5	11.1	34.6	18.1
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	28.4	17.1	44.9	27.2
Past Month Cigarette	24.4	14.5	39.1	23.3
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	2.0	8.9	5.1	0.2
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	43.0	35.1	29.4	46.5
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	48.5	42.6	39.5	50.9
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	70.1	61.7	62.5	72.7
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	260	44	65	151
Past Month Marijuana	195	31	58	106
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	126	19	28	80
Past Year Cocaine	68	12	28	27
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	1,829	73	273	1,484
Past Month "Binge"2	734	47	172	515
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	1,069	73	223	773
Past Month Cigarette	919	62	194	663
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	48	31	14	3
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	1,618	149	146	1,323
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	1,825	181	196	1,448
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	2,642	262	311	2,069

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 17. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Arkansas, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	4.7	9.8	12.7	2.7
Past Month Marijuana	3.5	7.3	9.5	1.9
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	2.5	4.9	6.5	1.6
Past Year Cocaine	1.5	1.4	4.1	1.1
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	34.0	17.0	48.2	33.9
Past Month "Binge"2	18.2	11.0	34.0	16.5
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	35.7	24.4	46.0	35.6
Past Month Cigarette	28.8	20.1	41.2	27.9
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.3	5.6	4.7	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	51.0	43.5	31.5	55.3
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	48.5	42.7	37.2	51.2
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	62.6	59.0	56.6	64.2
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	101	22	35	44
Past Month Marijuana	74	16	26	31
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	55	11	18	26
Past Year Cocaine	32	3	11	18
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	725	38	134	553
Past Month "Binge"2	388	25	94	269
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	763	55	128	580
Past Month Cigarette	615	45	115	455
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	20	11	8	1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	1,087	98	88	902
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	1,035	96	103	835
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	1,336	133	157	1,046

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 18. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in California, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	7.8	10.6	16.2	5.8
Past Month Marijuana	6.0	7.7	14.0	4.3
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	3.2	4.6	5.8	2.6
Past Year Cocaine	2.0	2.1	5.3	1.3
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	47.4	16.1	52.5	51.0
Past Month "Binge"2	18.8	9.5	33.5	17.5
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	23.0	10.8	33.8	22.9
Past Month Cigarette	20.6	9.0	31.1	20.4
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.5	6.0	4.7	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	39.8	34.9	32.8	41.8
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	47.2	41.8	43.9	48.6
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	71.1	64.8	72.4	71.8
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	1,979	296	558	1,125
Past Month Marijuana	1,521	216	482	823
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	825	130	198	496
Past Year Cocaine	500	59	182	259
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	12,102	450	1,806	9,846
Past Month "Binge"2	4,790	266	1,152	3,372
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	5,883	303	1,163	4,417
Past Month Cigarette	5,247	253	1,068	3,926
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	258	143	98	18
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	10,166	979	1,126	8,061
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	12,053	1,173	1,508	9,372
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	18,148	1,817	2,491	13,840

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 19. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Colorado, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	8.7	11.8	21.3	6.1
Past Month Marijuana	7.7	10.3	19.4	5.4
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	3.2	5.1	7.4	2.2
Past Year Cocaine	2.3	2.7	8.1	1.2
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	59.5	20.8	66.1	63.7
Past Month "Binge"2	22.9	12.3	42.3	21.0
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	29.5	19.8	44.7	28.3
Past Month Cigarette	24.6	15.8	39.1	23.4
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	2.1	7.5	7.1	0.2
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	31.6	27.0	21.2	33.9
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	44.4	38.1	30.5	47.6
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	68.1	58.7	62.7	70.3
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	291	42	93	157
Past Month Marijuana	259	37	85	137
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	106	18	32	56
Past Year Cocaine	76	10	35	31
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	1,988	74	288	1,625
Past Month "Binge"2	764	44	185	536
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	987	70	195	722
Past Month Cigarette	823	56	171	596
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	39	21	15	3
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	1,054	96	92	866
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	1,484	135	133	1,215
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	2,275	209	274	1,792

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 20. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Connecticut, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	7.1	11.5	18.0	5.0
Past Month Marijuana	5.0	8.6	17.9	2.8
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	3.2	4.8	5.6	2.7
Past Year Cocaine	1.8	1.5	4.9	1.3
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	52.8	19.0	64.7	55.0
Past Month "Binge"2	20.5	11.7	42.8	18.3
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	26.6	19.5	44.4	24.9
Past Month Cigarette	23.4	16.5	38.7	22.0
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.8	7.1	8.3	0.2
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	43.0	28.3	21.8	47.8
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	43.6	39.9	34.2	45.3
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	72.7	62.9	60.3	75.6
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	190	29	55	106
Past Month Marijuana	135	22	54	59
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	87	12	17	57
Past Year Cocaine	47	4	15	29
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	1,420	48	196	1,176
Past Month "Binge"2	551	30	130	392
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	717	49	135	533
Past Month Cigarette	629	42	117	470
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	30	16	12	2
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	1,158	72	66	1,020
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	1,174	101	104	969
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	1,959	160	183	1,616

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 21. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Delaware, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	7.8	16.5	22.2	4.4
Past Month Marijuana	6.5	13.9	20.1	3.4
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	3.2	5.2	8.6	2.2
Past Year Cocaine	2.4	2.0	7.2	1.8
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	49.7	17.2	57.9	52.7
Past Month "Binge"2	22.7	12.0	41.3	21.2
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	32.7	22.2	48.3	31.7
Past Month Cigarette	28.9	19.2	44.9	27.6
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.8	7.9	6.5	0.2
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	40.4	32.3	28.1	43.4
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	44.9	42.3	35.6	46.7
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	66.1	60.5	60.3	67.7
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	49	11	17	21
Past Month Marijuana	41	9	15	17
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	20	3	7	10
Past Year Cocaine	15	1	5	8
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	309	11	44	254
Past Month "Binge"2	141	8	31	102
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	203	14	37	153
Past Month Cigarette	179	12	34	133
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	7	4	2	0
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	251	21	21	209
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	279	27	27	225
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	410	38	46	326

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 22. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in the District of Columbia, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	7.4	9.9	16.2	5.6
Past Month Marijuana	7.1	9.6	13.9	5.6
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	3.6	4.4	4.8	3.3
Past Year Cocaine	2.5	0.7	4.0	2.5
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	44.3	11.2	52.4	47.2
Past Month "Binge"2	17.4	6.8	30.4	16.5
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	28.7	13.1	34.6	29.7
Past Month Cigarette	24.8	10.8	29.8	25.8
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.7	6.2	5.8	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	45.0	39.1	26.3	48.9
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	55.6	49.0	51.2	57.1
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	67.5	63.3	70.3	67.6
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	32	4	9	18
Past Month Marijuana	30	4	8	18
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	15	2	3	11
Past Year Cocaine	11	0	2	8
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	188	5	29	155
Past Month "Binge"2	74	3	17	54
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	122	6	19	97
Past Month Cigarette	106	5	17	84
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	5	2	2	0
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	192	17	15	160
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	236	21	28	187
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	287	27	39	221

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 23. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Florida, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	6.2	8.0	15.7	4.8
Past Month Marijuana	5.0	6.2	13.8	3.7
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	2.9	4.3	7.4	2.1
Past Year Cocaine	2.0	1.9	6.0	1.5
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	46.3	13.4	54.3	49.1
Past Month "Binge"2	18.0	7.9	33.4	17.1
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	29.6	14.7	40.3	29.9
Past Month Cigarette	25.4	11.6	36.1	25.5
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.1	5.2	4.7	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	48.9	43.0	33.8	51.6
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	48.1	47.5	42.3	49.0
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	68.6	66.3	65.0	69.4
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	777	93	209	475
Past Month Marijuana	628	72	183	372
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	357	50	98	209
Past Year Cocaine	253	22	79	151
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	5,779	155	724	4,900
Past Month "Binge"2	2,241	92	445	1,704
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	3,690	171	538	2,981
Past Month Cigarette	3,163	135	481	2,548
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	99	54	37	8
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	6,100	499	450	5,150
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	6,007	551	563	4,892
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	8,565	769	866	6,929

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 24. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Georgia, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	5.7	8.8	15.1	3.6
Past Month Marijuana	4.2	6.4	12.1	2.5
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	2.8	4.0	7.2	1.8
Past Year Cocaine	2.1	1.2	5.2	1.6
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	43.0	15.3	51.3	45.5
Past Month "Binge"2	17.9	8.9	31.6	16.8
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	30.9	17.7	42.4	30.7
Past Month Cigarette	26.3	14.5	37.6	26.0
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.6	5.7	6.4	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	49.1	40.8	32.1	53.2
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	48.0	47.4	39.2	49.7
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	66.4	63.0	63.8	67.3
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	357	59	127	171
Past Month Marijuana	261	43	102	117
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	174	27	61	86
Past Year Cocaine	129	8	44	77
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	2,685	102	433	2,150
Past Month "Binge"2	1,120	59	266	795
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	1,927	118	358	1,451
Past Month Cigarette	1,643	97	317	1,229
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	69	33	31	4
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	3,061	272	271	2,518
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	2,999	317	331	2,351
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	4,143	420	539	3,184

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 25. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Hawaii, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	6.7	10.2	14.7	5.1
Past Month Marijuana	5.8	8.3	15.2	4.1
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	2.1	4.1	4.9	1.4
Past Year Cocaine	2.2	1.5	3.4	2.1
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	44.4	16.3	52.1	46.8
Past Month "Binge"2	20.8	10.3	33.0	20.2
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	24.8	13.2	38.0	24.3
Past Month Cigarette	22.4	10.3	39.5	21.3
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.5	6.7	5.0	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	42.9	37.9	35.0	44.7
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	46.6	41.6	39.4	48.3
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	65.3	61.5	63.9	66.0
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	65	10	17	38
Past Month Marijuana	57	8	18	31
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	20	4	6	11
Past Year Cocaine	21	1	4	16
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	431	16	61	355
Past Month "Binge"2	202	10	38	153
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	241	12	44	184
Past Month Cigarette	217	10	46	161
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	9	5	3	1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	416	36	41	339
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	451	40	46	366
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	633	58	75	500

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 26. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Idaho, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	6.2	8.2	13.3	4.4
Past Month Marijuana	4.2	5.9	10.0	2.7
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	2.6	4.3	6.2	1.6
Past Year Cocaine	1.4	2.3	4.0	0.7
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	43.5	14.2	46.8	47.7
Past Month "Binge"2	19.2	9.5	30.5	18.4
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	31.3	15.5	40.1	32.2
Past Month Cigarette	24.6	13.1	35.9	24.2
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.6	4.5	6.1	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	42.2	39.5	30.3	45.1
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	43.0	40.1	36.2	44.9
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	68.4	62.7	62.0	70.6
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	66	11	21	34
Past Month Marijuana	45	8	16	21
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	28	6	10	12
Past Year Cocaine	15	3	6	5
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	459	18	75	365
Past Month "Binge"2	202	12	49	141
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	331	20	64	246
Past Month Cigarette	260	17	58	185
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	12	5	6	1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	445	51	49	345
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	454	52	58	344
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	721	81	100	541

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

¹ Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

² "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

³ Any tobacco product indicates use at least once of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco.

⁴ Average Annual Rate = {(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months) / [(First Use of Marijuana in Past 24 Months * 0.5) + Never Used Marijuana]} / 2. Both of the computation components, first use of marijuana in past 24 months and never used marijuana, are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 CAI.

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Table 27. Estimates of Selected Substance Use, Perceptions of Great Risk, and Average Annual Rates of First Marijuana Use in the Past 24 Months in Illinois, by Age Group: 1999

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Drug Characteristic	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
	RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	6.3	11.3	17.0	3.8
Past Month Marijuana	4.8	9.2	14.6	2.6
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	2.7	4.2	5.0	2.1
Past Year Cocaine	1.5	1.0	4.6	1.0
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	49.9	18.0	60.0	52.4
Past Month "Binge"2	22.0	11.4	40.9	20.1
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	30.9	19.1	45.5	29.9
Past Month Cigarette	27.1	17.6	41.2	25.9
AVERAGE ANNUAL RATE OF FIRST MARIJUANA USE4	1.6	6.6	5.2	0.1
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	42.7	37.9	30.0	45.6
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	44.2	42.1	36.1	45.9
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	66.0	60.8	61.5	67.5
	POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
ILLICIT DRUG USE
Past Month Any Illicit Drug1	613	113	219	281
Past Month Marijuana	472	92	188	192
Past Month Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1	261	42	64	155
Past Year Cocaine	145	10	59	76
ALCOHOL USE
Past Month Alcohol	4,849	179	772	3,897
Past Month "Binge"2	2,139	114	526	1,499
TOBACCO USE
Past Month Any Tobacco3	3,002	190	586	2,225
Past Month Cigarette	2,632	176	530	1,926
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF MARIJUANA INITIATES	100	57	37	6
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Smoking Marijuana Once a Month	4,157	379	386	3,393
Drinking 5 or More Alcoholic Drinks Once or Twice a Week	4,300	420	465	3,415
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	6,419	607	791	5,021