Estimated Prevalence of Past-Month Substance Use in US by People Aged 12 and Older

In 2023, among people aged 12 or older in the United States:

• An estimated 47,657,000 people were past-month users of any illicit drug;
• An estimated 43,647,000 people were past-month users of marijuana or hashish;
• An estimated 1,814,000 people were past-month users of cocaine;
• An estimated 49,888,000 people were past-month users of tobacco products;
• An estimated 26,605,000 were past-month users of nicotine vaping products;
• An estimated 134,729,000 people were past-month alcohol users, of whom 61,428,000 were "binge drinkers" (binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks (for males) or four or more drinks (for females) on the same occasion on at least one day in the past 30 days), of whom 16,412,000 were "heavy" alcohol users (heavy alcohol use is defined as binge drinking on the same occasion on each of five or more days in the past 30 days).

Table: Estimated Prevalence of Past-Month Substance Use in US by People Aged 12 and Older