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Past Month Use of Selected Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2002-2009
Source:
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Office of Applied Studies
+ Difference between this estimate and the 2009 estimate is…

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