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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of adolescents who used drugs in the past month — SU‑05 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
7.3 percent (2022)

National Target:
6.3 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
7.5 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported use of illicit drugs in the past 30 days in 2021 2

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Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Total
7.5
CI 6.7 / 8.5
SE 0.439
7.3
CI 6.7 / 8.0
SE 0.349

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Sex, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Male
6.7
CI 5.7 / 7.8
SE 0.541
6.3
CI 5.5 / 7.2
SE 0.426
Female
8.5
CI 7.3 / 9.8
SE 0.621
8.4
CI 7.4 / 9.5
SE 0.534

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
7.3
CI 4.8 / 10.9
SE 1.514
Asian only
2.5
CI 1.2 / 5.3
SE 0.967
4.0
CI 2.0 / 7.7
SE 1.369
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
7.7
CI 6.1 / 9.7
SE 0.919
9.2
CI 7.6 / 11.2
SE 0.922
White only
7.5
CI 6.5 / 8.6
SE 0.524
7.0
CI 6.3 / 7.9
SE 0.413
2 or more races
9.9
CI 6.8 / 14.2
SE 1.855
10.4
CI 7.6 / 13.9
SE 1.588
Hispanic or Latino
6.7
CI 5.4 / 8.3
SE 0.718
7.7
CI 6.2 / 9.6
SE 0.860
Not Hispanic or Latino
7.8
CI 6.9 / 8.9
SE 0.518
7.2
CI 6.5 / 7.9
SE 0.355
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
11.4
CI 6.2 / 20.1
SE 3.465
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
2.2
CI 1.0 / 5.0
SE 0.922
3.8
CI 1.9 / 7.7
SE 1.387
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
7.5
CI 5.9 / 9.5
SE 0.931
8.9
CI 7.3 / 10.9
SE 0.934
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
8.0
CI 6.8 / 9.4
SE 0.658
6.9
CI 6.1 / 7.7
SE 0.415
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
10.4
CI 6.9 / 15.4
SE 2.124
10.0
CI 7.0 / 14.1
SE 1.800

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Age group, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
12-13 years
2.7
CI 1.8 / 3.8
SE 0.487
2.3
CI 1.8 / 3.0
SE 0.306
14-15 years
5.9
CI 4.9 / 7.0
SE 0.542
6.8
CI 5.8 / 8.0
SE 0.557
16-17 years
14.2
CI 12.4 / 16.3
SE 1.005
13.1
CI 11.7 / 14.6
SE 0.752

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
<100
6.7
CI 5.2 / 8.6
SE 0.867
7.7
CI 6.3 / 9.4
SE 0.802
100-199
8.5
CI 6.8 / 10.5
SE 0.917
7.3
CI 6.1 / 8.8
SE 0.676
200-399
7.7
CI 6.3 / 9.3
SE 0.756
8.1
CI 6.6 / 10.0
SE 0.847
400+
7.4
CI 6.1 / 9.0
SE 0.745
6.5
CI 5.5 / 7.6
SE 0.521

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Health insurance status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Insured
7.6
CI 6.7 / 8.5
SE 0.452
7.3
CI 6.7 / 8.0
SE 0.349
Private
7.1
CI 6.1 / 8.2
SE 0.534
7.1
CI 6.3 / 7.9
SE 0.419
Public
8.4
CI 7.2 / 9.7
SE 0.653
7.7
CI 6.7 / 8.8
SE 0.534
Uninsured
7.4
CI 4.4 / 12.2
SE 1.922
7.0
CI 4.1 / 11.9
SE 1.933

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Geographic location, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Metropolitan
7.6
CI 6.7 / 8.7
SE 0.494
7.6
CI 6.9 / 8.4
SE 0.385
Non-metropolitan
7.1
CI 5.6 / 9.0
SE 0.851
5.3
CI 4.1 / 6.8
SE 0.665

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Country of birth, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
US
7.8
CI 6.9 / 8.7
SE 0.460
7.5
CI 6.8 / 8.2
SE 0.350
Outside US
4.6
CI 2.6 / 8.2
SE 1.369
5.5
CI 3.3 / 9.1
SE 1.415

Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days by Disability status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
People with disabilities
10.9
CI 8.9 / 13.4
SE 1.150
9.8
CI 8.4 / 11.3
SE 0.748
People without disabilities
6.7
CI 5.8 / 7.6
SE 0.459
6.6
CI 5.9 / 7.4
SE 0.391

Disparity