In 2022, over 20 percent of African Americans reported using marijuana in the past year. Additionally, 1.6 percent of this group reported using cocaine in the past year. The statistic displays the percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drug use within the past year in 2022, by type of drug.
Percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drugs within the past year in 2022, by type of drug
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SAMHSA. (January 3, 2024). Percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drugs within the past year in 2022, by type of drug [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117114/illicit-drug-use-among-african-americans-within-the-past-year/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drugs within the past year in 2022, by type of drug." Chart. January 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117114/illicit-drug-use-among-african-americans-within-the-past-year/
SAMHSA. (2024). Percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drugs within the past year in 2022, by type of drug. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117114/illicit-drug-use-among-african-americans-within-the-past-year/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of African Americans in The U.S. Who Had Used Illicit Drugs within The past Year in 2022, by Type of Drug." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117114/illicit-drug-use-among-african-americans-within-the-past-year/
SAMHSA, Percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drugs within the past year in 2022, by type of drug Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117114/illicit-drug-use-among-african-americans-within-the-past-year/ (last visited December 24, 2024)
Percentage of African Americans in the U.S. who had used illicit drugs within the past year in 2022, by type of drug [Graph], SAMHSA, January 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117114/illicit-drug-use-among-african-americans-within-the-past-year/