ISSUE GUIDES: Illegal Drugs

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  • Which drugs people use
  • Number of new users annually
  • Gender gap in illicit drug use
  • Teen drug use
  • Teen use of marijuana
  • Teen attitudes about marijuana
  • Federal drug control spending
  • Breakdown of the federal drug control budget
  • Number of drug arrests
  • Most drug arrests are for possession
  • A sizable minority of prisoners were on drugs at time of crime
  • Drug testing in the workplace
  • Fewer drug tests at work are positive
  • Drug and alcohol use, by occupation
  • Drug use declined following testing in the military
  • Spending on illegal drugs
  • Medical marijuana laws
  • Illicit drug use among full-time workers