According to the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and health (NSDDUH), approximately 34.3 million Americans aged 12 and older reported trying hallucinogens at least once during their lifetimes, representing 14.3% of the population. Approximately 3.9 million (1.6% of the population) reported past year hallucinogen use and 929,000 (0.4%) reported past month (“current”) use of hallucinogens.
The 2004 NSDUH also provides specific results for LSD and PCP use. Concerning LSD, 23.4 million Americans (9.7% of the population 12 and older) reported lifetime use, 592,000 (0.2%) reported last year us, and 141,000 (0.1%) reported past month use. Concerning PCP, 6.8 million (2.8%) reported lifetime use, 210,000 (0.1%) reported past year use, and 49,000 (0.0%) reported past month use.
Among students surveyed as part of the 2005 Monitoring the Future study, 3.8% of eighth graders, 5.8% of tenth graders, and 8.8% of twelfth graders reported lifetime use of hallucinogens.
