- In 1962 four million americans had tried an illegal drug, by 1999 the number had risen to a staggering 87.7 million (according to the 1999 national household survey on drug abuse)

- The study aslo found that the number of illicit drug users who were above the age of 12 had used drugs in the past month reached a high of 25.4 million in 1979 decreased through the late 1980's to a low of 12 million in 1992, and has since increased to 14.8 million in 1999

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