NHSBH Highlights

Selected Highlights from the 202X National
Household Survey on Behavioral Health

Tobacco and Nicotine Use
An estimated 63.9 million people living in the
United States reported current use (during the past
month) of tobacco products and/or nicotine vaping
in 202X, which is approximately 22.7% of people
aged 12 and older.

Type of Past Month Tobacco Use or Nicotine
Vaping: Among Past Month Nicotine Product Users
Aged 12 or Older; 202X

Among all past month nicotine users, the type of
nicotine products used varied by age group, as
shown in the graph to the right.

Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge
Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use:
Among People Aged 12 or Older; 202X

Alcohol Use
About half of all people aged 12 or older (48.7%
or an estimated 137.4 million people) were
current drinkers in 202X. Of these, 61.2 million
were past month binge drinkers, consuming 4
drinks (for females) or 5 drinks (for males) on
the same occasion. About 16.1 million people
were considered heavy drinkers, defined as
binge drinking on 5 or more days in the past 30
days.
The graph on the left shows these different
categories.

Illicit Drug Use
An estimated 70.3 million people aged 12 or older were past year users of illicit drugs in 202X, meaning
they used an illicit drug at least once during the year prior to the interview.
Past Year Illicit Drug Use: Among People Aged 12 or Older; 202X

Note: The estimated numbers of past year users of different illicit drugs are not mutually exclusive because people could have used more
than one type of illicit drug in the past year.

Adult Mental Health
In 202X, an estimated 22.5 million
adults, or 8.8% of the population
aged 18 or older, had at least one
major depressive episode (MDE) in
the past 12 months.

Major Depressive Episode (MDE) or MDE with Severe
Impairment: Among Adults Aged 18 or Older; 202X

An estimated 6.2% of adults had a
past year MDE with severe
impairment. The percentage varied
by age group as shown in the graph
to the right.

Youth Mental Health
Adolescents aged 12 to 17 with past year MDE were more likely than those without MDE to be substance
users, as shown in the graph below. Youths with past year MDE were more likely to have used an illicit
drug in the past year (26.1 vs. 11.5%).
Past Year or Past Month Substance Use: Among Youths Aged 12 to
17; by Past Year Major Depressive Episode (MDE) Status, 202X

+ Difference between this estimate and the estimate for youths without MDE is statistically significant at the .05 level.
Note: Youth respondents with unknown MDE data were excluded.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (202X). Key substance use and mental health indicators in
the United States: Results from the 202X National Household Survey on Behavioral Health (HHS Publication No. PEP23-0701-006, NSDUH Series H-58). Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration. https://www.samhsa.gov/data/
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