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Cocaine use among high school seniors peaked in 1985
| |
Percent of high school seniors
who used cocaine within the last: |
| |
|
| Year |
12 months |
30 days* |
|
| 1984 |
11.6 |
|
5.8 |
|
| 1985 |
13.1 |
|
6.7 |
|
| 1986 |
12.7 |
|
6.2 |
|
| 1987 |
10.3 |
|
4.3 |
|
| 1988 |
7.9 |
|
3.4 |
|
| 1989 |
6.5 |
|
2.8 |
|
| 1990 |
5.3 |
|
1.9 |
|
| 1991 |
3.5 |
|
1.4 |
|
| 1992 |
3.1 |
|
1.3 |
|
| 1993 |
3.3 |
|
1.3 |
|
| 1994 |
3.6 |
|
1.5 |
|
| 1995 |
4.0 |
|
1.8 |
|
| 1996 |
4.9 |
|
2.0 |
|
| 1997 |
5.5 |
|
2.3 |
|
| 1998 |
5.7 |
|
2.4 |
|
| 1999 |
6.2 |
|
2.6 |
|
| 2000 |
5.0 |
|
2.1 |
|
| 2001 |
4.8 |
|
2.1 |
|
| 2002 |
5.0 |
|
2.3 |
|
| 2003 |
4.8 |
|
2.1 |
|
| 2004 |
5.3 |
|
2.3 |
|
| 2005 |
5.1 |
|
2.3 |
|
| 2006 |
5.7 |
|
2.5 |
|
| 2007 |
5.2 |
|
2.0 |
|
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Source: University of Michigan, The Monitoring
the Future, Press release:Overall, illicit drug use by American teens continues gradual decline in 2007, December 11, 2007.
*Including the last 30 days. |
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