Table 329.50.

Percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the past 30 days and the past year, by substance used, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2010 and 2020

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Year, sex, and race/ethnicity	Percent reporting use during past 30 days																		Percent reporting use during past year
	Illicit drugs												Alcohol			Cigarettes			Illicit drugs												Alcohol			Cigarettes
	Any1			Marijuana2			Cocaine3			Misuse of pain relievers4									Any1			Marijuana2			Cocaine3			Misuse of pain relievers4
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13
2010	21.5		(0.40)	18.5		(0.38)	1.5		(0.11)	4.5		(0.19)	61.5		(0.50)	34.2		(0.47)	35.0		(0.49)	29.8		(0.48)	4.6		(0.20)	11.1		(0.29)	78.7		(0.40)	43.1		(0.50)
Sex
Male	25.8		(0.59)	22.9		(0.57)	2.0		(0.19)	5.1		(0.29)	65.9		(0.65)	38.1		(0.65)	40.1		(0.69)	35.2		(0.68)	6.2		(0.33)	12.5		(0.45)	81.2		(0.53)	48.0		(0.68)
Female	17.0		(0.49)	13.9		(0.44)	0.9		(0.12)	3.8		(0.23)	57.0		(0.65)	30.3		(0.58)	29.8		(0.61)	24.3		(0.57)	3.0		(0.22)	9.5		(0.36)	76.1		(0.55)	38.0		(0.62)
Race/ethnicity
White	24.4		(0.52)	20.8		(0.50)	1.6		(0.15)	5.5		(0.25)	67.7		(0.60)	39.1		(0.59)	39.0		(0.61)	33.2		(0.62)	5.4		(0.26)	13.8		(0.40)	83.4		(0.46)	48.3		(0.61)
Black	20.0		(1.01)	17.6		(0.90)	‡		(†)	2.7		(0.43)	49.6		(1.21)	26.3		(1.09)	30.2		(1.14)	27.3		(1.10)	1.1	!	(0.33)	6.0		(0.64)	69.9		(1.09)	31.6		(1.16)
Hispanic	16.2		(0.78)	13.9		(0.75)	2.0		(0.33)	3.1		(0.39)	53.5		(1.19)	27.4		(1.02)	29.2		(1.09)	23.8		(0.99)	5.4		(0.52)	7.5		(0.59)	72.6		(1.07)	37.8		(1.10)
Asian	8.4		(1.49)	7.3		(1.44)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.9		(2.26)	21.0		(2.34)	18.1		(1.89)	14.4		(1.72)	2.7	!	(1.02)	4.7		(1.08)	72.0		(2.34)	28.6		(2.34)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	30.4		(5.52)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	7.8	!	(3.12)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	32.1		(4.21)	27.3		(4.44)	‡		(†)	9.5	!	(3.34)	52.0		(4.77)	49.5		(4.86)	43.4		(4.25)	39.0		(4.34)	7.5	!	(3.12)	14.1		(3.59)	76.1		(4.04)	62.1		(4.43)
Two or more races	25.2		(2.75)	23.6		(2.72)	‡		(†)	4.1		(0.96)	63.3		(3.24)	36.5		(3.11)	42.7		(3.38)	37.3		(3.25)	4.7	!	(1.52)	13.5		(2.19)	77.9		(2.86)	47.0		(3.27)
2020	23.9		(0.84)	23.1		(0.83)	1.3		(0.20)	0.9		(0.14)	51.5		(1.04)	13.9		(0.64)	37.0		(0.97)	34.5		(0.97)	4.3		(0.37)	4.1		(0.34)	69.5		(0.95)	21.6		(0.78)
Sex
Male	24.3		(1.15)	23.4		(1.14)	1.2		(0.24)	0.8		(0.18)	51.0		(1.38)	16.1		(0.92)	36.3		(1.33)	34.2		(1.31)	4.8		(0.52)	3.7		(0.45)	67.0		(1.34)	24.2		(1.14)
Female	23.5		(1.13)	22.7		(1.12)	1.4		(0.31)	0.9		(0.21)	52.1		(1.35)	11.8		(0.80)	37.7		(1.30)	34.9		(1.29)	3.8		(0.49)	4.4		(0.49)	72.0		(1.15)	19.0		(0.96)
Race/ethnicity
White	27.0		(1.14)	25.9		(1.13)	1.6		(0.31)	1.0		(0.20)	60.8		(1.25)	16.6		(0.88)	42.3		(1.21)	39.4		(1.22)	5.6		(0.55)	4.9		(0.50)	77.4		(1.02)	26.3		(1.04)
Black	27.2		(2.17)	26.5		(2.15)	‡		(†)	1.3	!	(0.51)	41.0		(2.40)	11.6		(1.70)	36.9		(2.23)	34.9		(2.28)	1.7	!	(0.72)	3.3		(0.70)	57.8		(2.50)	15.0		(1.82)
Hispanic	18.0		(1.61)	17.4		(1.61)	1.3	!	(0.41)	0.5	!	(0.22)	42.4		(2.19)	11.0		(1.30)	28.1		(1.91)	26.3		(1.91)	3.7		(0.72)	3.5		(0.74)	63.5		(2.21)	17.8		(1.56)
Asian	9.6		(2.48)	9.4		(2.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	32.3		(4.08)	5.5	!	(1.66)	19.9		(3.59)	18.8		(3.57)	‡		(†)	1.1	!	(0.48)	52.1		(4.80)	10.2		(2.17)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	28.7		(4.29)	28.5		(4.28)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	47.3		(4.95)	15.1		(3.09)	44.3		(5.00)	40.0		(4.90)	6.5		(2.37)	‡		(†)	67.6		(4.78)	20.1		(3.39)

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1Includes other illegal drug use not shown separately--specifically, the use of heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants, as well as the nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives.

2Includes hashish.

3Includes all the different forms of cocaine, such as powder, "crack," free base, and coca paste.

4In 2010, the portion of the questionnaire on misuse of pain relievers said the following: "We are not interested in your use of over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, Tylenol, or Advil that can be bought in drug stores or grocery stores without a doctor's prescription. Card A shows pictures of some different types of prescription pain relievers and lists the names of some others. These pictures show only pills, but we are interested in your use of any form of prescription pain relievers that were not prescribed for you or that you took only for the experience or feeling they caused." In 2020, respondents were provided with examples of misuse, including the following: "(1) use without a prescription of the respondent’s own; (2) use in greater amounts, more often, or longer than told to take a drug; or (3) use in any other way a doctor did not direct the respondent to use a drug."

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2010 and 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2022, from https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/results-2010-national-survey-drug-use-and-health-detailed-tables and https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/2020-nsduh-detailed-tables. (This table was prepared September 2022.)