Heroin Research Report
What is the scope of heroin use in the United States?

All data refer to the United States population.

How many people use heroin?

• Among people aged 12 or older in 2020, 0.3% (or about 902,000 people) reported using heroin in the past 12 months.
  Source: 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

How many young students use heroin?

• In 2021, an estimated 0.2% of 8^th graders, 0.1% of 10^th graders, and 0.1% of 12^th graders reported using heroin in the past 12 months.
  Source: 2021 Monitoring the Future Survey

How many people have a heroin use disorder?

• Among people aged 12 or older in 2020, an estimated 0.2% (or about 691,000 people) had a heroin use disorder in the past 12 months.
  Source: 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

How many people die from heroin overdose?

• In 2020, approximately 13,165 people died from an overdose involving heroin. Learn more about overdose death rates.
  Source: CDC WONDER Database