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Monitoring the Future -- Any Illicit Use Other than Marijuana
Trends Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol I, Tables 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3, pp.191-199

Trends in Any Illicit Drug Use (not incl Marijuana) Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1975 36.2 26.2 15.4
1976 35.4 25.4 13.9
1977 35.8 26.0 15.2
1978 36.5 27.1 15.1
1979 37.4 28.2 16.8
1980 38.7 30.4 18.4
1981 42.8 34.0 21.7
1982 41.1 30.1 17.0
1983 40.4 28.4 15.4
1984 40.3 28.0 15.1
1985 39.7 27.4 14.9
1986 37.7 25.9 13.2
1987 35.8 24.1 11.6
1988 32.5 21.1 10.0
1989 31.4 20.0 9.1
1990 29.4 17.9 8.0
1991 26.9 16.2 7.1
1992 25.1 14.9 6.3
1993 26.7 17.1 7.9
1994 27.6 18.0 8.8
1995 28.1 19.4 10.0
1996 28.5 19.8 9.5
1997 30.0 20.7 10.7
1998 29.4 20.2 10.7
1999 29.4 20.7 10.4
2000 29.0 20.4 10.4
2001 30.7 21.6 11.0
2002 29.5 20.9 11.3
2003 27.7 19.8 10.4
2004 28.7 20.5 10.8
2005 27.4 19.7 10.3
2006 26.9 19.2 9.8
2007 25.5 18.5 9.5
2008 24.9 18.3 9.3
Averages: 32.2 22.5 11.9


Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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