538data/drug-use-by-age

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.

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