"Among people aged 12 or older in 2023, 70.5 million people used illicit drugs in the past year (Figure 12). The most commonly used illicit drug in the past year was marijuana, which was used by 61.8 million people. In the past year, 8.8 million people used hallucinogens, and 8.6 million people misused prescription pain relievers. Smaller numbers of people were past year users or misusers of the other illicit drugs shown in Figure 12.33"
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2024). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. PEP24-07-021, NSDUH Series H-59). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
