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Monitoring the Future -- Amphetamine Use
Trends Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)

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

Trends in Amphetamine Use Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 10.5 6.2 2.6
1992 10.8 6.5 3.3
1993 11.8 7.2 3.6
1994 12.3 7.9 3.6
1995 13.1 8.7 4.2
1996 13.5 9.1 4.6
1997 12.3 8.1 3.8
1998 11.3 7.2 3.3
1999 10.7 6.9 3.4
2000 9.9 6.5 3.4
2001 10.2 6.7 3.2
2002 8.7 5.5 2.8
2003 8.4 5.5 2.7
2004 7.5 4.9 2.3
2005 7.4 4.9 2.3
2006 7.3 4.7 2.1
2007 6.5 4.2 2.0
2008 6.8 4.5 2.2
Averages: 9.9 6.4 3.1


Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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