truth: the Anti-drugwar
Homepage Sitemap

Monitoring the Future -- Other Narcotic Use
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 Other Narcotic Use Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1975 9.0 5.7 2.1
1976 9.6 5.7 2.0
1977 10.3 6.4 2.8
1978 9.9 6.0 2.1
1979 10.1 6.2 2.4
1980 9.8 6.3 2.4
1981 10.1 5.9 2.1
1982 9.6 5.3 1.8
1983 9.4 5.1 1.8
1984 9.7 5.2 1.8
1985 10.2 5.9 2.3
1986 9.0 5.2 2.0
1987 9.2 5.3 1.8
1988 8.6 4.6 1.6
1989 8.3 4.4 1.6
1990 8.3 4.5 1.5
1991 6.6 3.5 1.1
1992 6.1 3.3 1.2
1993 6.4 3.6 1.3
1994 6.6 3.8 1.5
1995 7.2 4.7 1.8
1996 8.2 5.4 2.0
1997 9.7 6.2 2.3
1998 9.8 6.3 2.4
1999 10.2 6.7 2.6
2000 10.6 7.0 2.9
2001 9.9 6.7 3.0
2002 13.5 9.4 4.0
2003 13.2 9.3 4.1
2004 13.5 9.5 4.3
2005 12.8 9.0 3.9
2006 13.4 9.0 3.8
2007 13.1 9.2 3.8
2008 13.2 9.1 3.8
Averages: 9.9 6.2 2.4

Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
Click graphics to navigate

8th Grade Students 10th Grade Students College Students
Age 19 to 28 Comparison of Trends Among School Age Youth Comparison of Trends Among Young Adults


truth: the Anti-drugwar
Homepage Sitemap