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Monitoring the Future -- Use of Any Illicit Drug
Trends Among 10th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol I, Tables 5-5a, 5-5b, and 5-5c, pp.202-213

Trends in Use of Any Illicit Drug Among 10th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 30.6 21.4 11.6
1992 29.8 20.4 11.0
1993 32.8 24.7 14.0
1994 37.4 30.0 18.5
1995 40.9 33.3 20.2
1996 45.4 37.5 23.2
1997 47.3 38.5 23.0
1998 44.9 35.0 21.5
1999 46.2 35.9 22.1
2000 45.6 36.4 22.5
2001 45.6 37.2 22.7
2002 44.6 34.8 20.8
2003 41.4 32.0 19.5
2004 39.8 31.1 18.3
2005 38.2 29.8 17.3
2006 36.1 28.7 16.8
2007 35.6 28.1 16.9
2008 34.1 26.9 15.8
Averages: 39.8 31.2 18.7

Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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