Perception of risk from heroin use in the U.S. 2002-2024, by intake frequency

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Preeti Vankar,
Aug 13, 2025

In 2024, around 91.4 percent of people in the United States indicated perceptions of great risk from weekly heroin use. This statistic shows the share of individuals indicating perceptions of risk from heroin use in the United States from 2002 to 2024, by intake frequency.

Perception of great risk from heroin use in the United States from 2002 to 2024, by intake frequency

CharacteristicOnce or twiceOnce or twice a week
2024 81% 91.4%
2023 81.3% 91.6%
2022 81.7% 91.9%
2021* 82.1% 92.3%
2020 83.1% 93.2%
2019 85.2% 93.8%
2018 86.2% 94.3%
2017 86.4% 94.5%
2016 85.6% 94.1%
2015 85.2% 94.2%
2014 83.1% 93.3%
2013 82.2% 93.3%
2012 82.6% 93.4%
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80%82.5%85%87.5%90%92.5%95%97.5%

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Release date

August 2025

Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

2002 to 2024

Age group

12 years and older

Supplementary notes

* Due to methodological changes in 2021, caution should be used when comparing figures for 2021 with previous years. Please see source for further information on methodology.
Figures prior to 2022 were taken from previous reports.

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