[TKDietz]

Here's a link to the NSDUH tables I mentioned: http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k2State/html/ch5.htm

[TKDietz]

I forgot a couple of links.

Here's the age breakdown for use of any illicit drug in America:

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda/2k2nsduh/html/Sect1peTabs1to110A.htm#tab1.19b

Here's the age breakdown for use of any illicit drug in America:

http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/nhsda/2k2nsduh/html/Sect1peTabs1to110A.htm#tab1.20b

As you can see by these statistics there is a huge drop off for senior citizens.

[robertpaulsen]

Go to Table A.16 Percentages Reporting Past Year Any Illicit Drug Dependence among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and State: 2002.

If you exclude the District of Columbia and Rhode Island, Alaska is the highest. Maybe he has access to 2003 numbers?