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Monitoring the Future -- Sedative 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 Sedative Use Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1975 16.9 10.7 4.7
1976 16.2 9.6 3.9
1977 15.6 9.3 4.3
1978 13.7 8.1 3.2
1979 11.8 7.5 3.2
1980 11.0 6.8 2.9
1981 11.3 6.6 2.6
1982 10.3 5.5 2.0
1983 9.9 5.2 2.1
1984 9.9 4.9 1.7
1985 9.2 4.6 2.0
1986 8.4 4.2 1.8
1987 7.4 3.6 1.4
1988 6.7 3.2 1.2
1989 6.5 3.3 1.4
1990 6.8 3.4 1.3
1991 6.2 3.4 1.4
1992 5.5 2.8 1.1
1993 6.3 3.4 1.3
1994 7.0 4.1 1.7
1995 7.4 4.7 2.2
1996 7.6 4.9 2.1
1997 8.1 5.1 2.1
1998 8.7 5.5 2.6
1999 8.9 5.8 2.6
2000 9.2 6.2 3.0
2001 8.7 5.7 2.8
2002 9.5 6.7 3.2
2003 8.8 6 2.9
2004 9.9 6.5 2.9
2005 10.5 7.2 3.3
2006 10.2 6.6 3.0
2007 9.3 6.2 2.7
2008 8.5 5.8 2.8
Averages: 9.5 5.7 2.5


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