Test Your Drug Abuse* Awareness

Approximately how many current cocaine users (age 12 or older) are there?

1. 1.6 million
2. 3.2 million
3. 2.4 million
4. 2.0 million

Answer: C

What percentage of the population age 12 or older has abused prescription drugs in the past month?

1. 4%
2. 2.8%
3. 1.3%
4. .7%

ANSWER: B
7 million people are currently abusing prescription medications. The majority (5.2 million) are abusing pain killers.

Approximately how many current users of methamphetamines are there?

1. .2%
2. .3%
3. 1.1%
4. 5%

ANSWER: C

Among young people age 12 to 17, the use of illicit drugs such as marijuana, LSD, and Ecstasy has ___ between 2002 and 2006.

1. increased
2. decreased
   

ANSWER: B
The number of youths abusing illicit drugs has decreased from 11.6% of the population to 9.8%.

How many people, age 12 or older, who abuse pain relievers non-medically have obtained the drugs from a friend or relative for free?

1. 25%
2. 39%
3. 41%
4. 55.7%
   
   

ANSWER: D

Which group of adults, age 18+ has the greatest number of illicit drug users?

1. unemployed
2. full time employed
3. part-time

ANSWER: A

In 2006 there were 17.9 million (18.5%) current illicit drug users who are unemployed.

What percent of the population has driven under the influence of illicit drugs?

1. 6.8%
2. 2.5%
3. 4.2%
4. 1.1%

ANSWER: C

The rate was highest among young adults between the ages of 18 and 25.

*All answers are taken from Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings