An Analysis of Worker Drug Use and Workplace Policies and Programs

Table 1.1Percentage of Persons, Age 18-49, Reporting Current Illicit Drug Use, by Type of Illicit Drug, 1994

¹Psychotherapeutic drugs are any prescription-type stimulant, sedative, tranquilizer, or analgesic used for

nonmedical reasons; over-the-counter drugs are not included.

²Hallucinogenic drugs include a number of illicit drugs such as LSD, Peyote, Mescaline, Psilocybin, PCP,

and Ecstasy.

³Inhalants are fumes or gases that are inhaled to produce intoxication. They include a number of

substances such as glues, aerosols, butane, ether, amyl nitrite, nitrous oxide, and solvents.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1994-B.

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