Monitoring the Future -- Trends in Lifetime Heroin Use
by HS Seniors, College Students and those Ages 19 to 28

Source: Monitoring the Future, Vols I & II (2009)

Trends in Heroin Use Among Young Adults -- Lifetime Use (1986 - 2008)
Year	Ages 19 to 28	College Students	12th Grade Students
1986	1.3	0.4	1.1
1987	1.3	0.6	1.2
1988	1.1	0.3	1.1
1989	1.0	0.7	1.3
1990	0.9	0.3	1.3
1991	0.9	0.5	0.9
1992	0.9	0.5	1.2
1993	0.9	0.6	1.1
1994	0.8	0.1	1.2
1995	1.1	0.6	1.6
1996	1.3	0.7	1.8
1997	1.3	0.9	2.1
1998	1.6	1.7	2.0
1999	1.7	0.9	2.0
2000	1.8	1.7	2.4
2001	2.0	1.2	1.8
2002	1.8	1.0	1.7
2003	1.9	1.0	1.5
2004	1.9	0.9	1.5
2005	2.0	1.2	1.8
2006	1.8	1.0	1.7
2007	1.9	1.0	1.5
2008	1.9	0.9	1.5

Drug Use Trends for Each Demographic Group
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19 to 28 Year Olds	College Students	12th Grade Students