Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs for 8th-Graders, 10th-Graders, and 12th-Graders
2003-2006
|
8th-Graders |
10th-Graders |
12th-Graders |
|
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Any Illicit Drug Use |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
22.8
16.1
9.7
|
21.5
15.2
8.4
|
21.4
15.5
8.5
|
20.9
14.8
8.1
|
41.4
32.0
19.5
|
39.8
31.1
18.3
|
38.2
29.8
17.3
|
36.1
28.7
16.8
|
51.1
39.3
24.1
|
51.1
38.8
23.4
|
50.4
38.4
23.1
|
48.2
36.5
21.5
|
| Marijuana/Hashish |
lifetime
past year
past month
daily
|
17.5
12.8
7.5
1.0
|
16.3
11.8
6.4
0.8
|
16.5
12.2
6.6
1.0
|
15.7
11.7
6.5
1.0
|
36.4
28.2
17.0
3.6
|
35.1
27.5
15.9
3.2
|
34.1
26.6
15.2
3.1
|
[31.8]
25.2
14.2
2.8
|
46.1
34.9
21.2
6.0
|
45.7
34.3
19.9
5.6
|
44.8
33.6
19.8
5.0
|
42.3
31.5
18.3
5.0
|
| Inhalants |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
15.8
8.7
4.1
|
17.3
9.6
4.5
|
17.1
9.5
4.2
|
16.1
9.1
4.1
|
12.7
5.4
2.2
|
12.4
5.9
2.4
|
13.1
6.0
2.2
|
13.3
6.5
2.3
|
11.2
3.9
1.5
|
10.9
4.2
1.5
|
11.4
5.0
2.0
|
11.1
4.5
1.5
|
| Hallucinogens |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.0
2.6
1.2
|
3.5
2.2
1.0
|
3.8
2.4
1.1
|
3.4
2.1
0.9
|
6.9
4.1
1.5
|
6.4
4.1
1.6
|
5.8
4.0
1.5
|
6.1
4.1
1.5
|
10.6
5.9
1.8
|
9.7
6.2
1.9
|
8.8
5.5
1.9
|
8.3
4.9
1.5
|
| LSD |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.1
1.3
0.6
|
1.8
1.1
0.5
|
1.9
1.2
0.5
|
1.6
0.9
0.4
|
3.5
1.7
0.6
|
2.8
1.6
0.6
|
2.5
1.5
0.6
|
2.7
1.7
0.7
|
5.9
1.9
0.6
|
4.6
2.2
0.7
|
3.5
1.8
0.7
|
3.3
1.7
0.6
|
| Cocaine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
3.6
2.2
0.9
|
3.4
2.0
0.9
|
3.7
2.2
1.0
|
3.4
2.0
1.0
|
5.1
3.3
1.3
|
5.4
3.7
1.7
|
5.2
3.5
1.5
|
4.8
3.2
1.5
|
7.7
4.8
2.1
|
8.1
5.3
2.3
|
8.0
5.1
2.3
|
8.5
5.7
2.5
|
| Crack Cocaine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.5
1.6
0.7
|
2.4
1.3
0.6
|
2.4
1.4
0.6
|
2.3
1.3
0.6
|
2.7
1.6
0.7
|
2.6
1.7
0.8
|
2.5
1.7
0.7
|
2.2
[1.3]
0.7
|
3.6
2.2
0.9
|
3.9
2.3
1.0
|
3.5
1.9
1.0
|
3.5
2.1
0.9
|
| Heroin |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
1.6
0.9
0.4
|
1.6
1.0
0.5
|
1.5
0.8
0.5
|
1.4
0.8
[0.3]
|
1.5
0.7
0.3
|
1.5
0.9
0.5
|
1.5
0.9
0.5
|
1.4
0.9
0.5
|
1.5
0.8
0.4
|
1.5
0.9
0.5
|
1.5
0.8
0.5
|
1.4
0.8
0.4
|
| Tranquilizers |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.4
2.7
1.4
|
4.0
2.5
1.2
|
4.1
2.8
1.3
|
4.3
2.6
1.3
|
7.8
5.3
2.4
|
7.3
5.1
2.3
|
7.1
4.8
2.3
|
7.2
5.2
2.4
|
10.2
6.7
2.8
|
10.6
7.3
3.1
|
9.9
6.8
2.9
|
10.3
6.6
2.7
|
| Alcohol |
lifetime
past year
past month
daily
|
45.6
37.2
19.7
0.8
|
43.9
36.7
18.6
0.6
|
[41.0]
[33.9]
17.1
0.5
|
40.5
33.6
17.2
0.5
|
66.0
59.3
35.4
1.5
|
64.2
58.2
35.2
1.3
|
63.2
56.7
[33.2]
1.3
|
61.5
55.8
33.8
1.4
|
76.6
70.1
47.5
3.2
|
76.8
70.6
48.0
2.8
|
75.1
[68.6]
47.0
3.1
|
[72.7]
[66.5]
45.3
3.0
|
| Cigarettes (any use) |
lifetime
past month
daily
1/2 pack+/day |
28.4
10.2
4.5
1.8
|
27.9
9.2
4.4
1.7
|
[25.9]
9.3
4.0
1.7
|
24.6
8.7
4.0
1.5
|
43.0
16.7
8.9
4.1
|
40.7
16.0
8.3
3.3
|
38.9
14.9
7.5
3.1
|
[36.1]
14.5
7.6
3.3
|
53.7
24.4
15.8
8.4
|
52.8
25.0
15.6
8.0
|
[50.0]
23.2
[13.6]
[6.9]
|
[47.1]
21.6
12.2
[5.9]
|
| Smokeless Tobacco |
lifetime
past month
daily
|
11.3
4.1
0.8
|
11.0
4.1
1.0
|
10.1
3.3
0.7
|
10.2
3.7
0.7
|
14.6
5.3
1.8
|
13.8
4.9
1.6
|
14.5
5.6
1.9
|
15.0
5.7
1.7
|
17.0
6.7
2.2
|
16.7
6.7
2.8
|
17.5
7.6
2.5
|
15.2
6.1
2.2
|
| Steroids |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.5
1.4
0.7
|
1.9
1.1
0.5
|
1.7
1.1
0.5
|
1.6
0.9
0.5
|
3.0
1.7
0.8
|
2.4
1.5
0.8
|
2.0
1.3
0.6
|
1.8
1.2
0.6
|
3.5
2.1
1.3
|
3.4
2.5
1.6
|
2.6
[1.5]
[0.9]
|
2.7
1.8
1.1
|
| MDMA |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
3.2
2.1
0.7
|
2.8
1.7
0.8
|
2.8
1.7
0.6
|
2.5
1.4
0.7
|
5.4
3.0
1.1
|
4.3
2.4
0.8
|
4.0
2.6
1.0
|
4.5
2.8
1.2
|
8.3
4.5
1.3
|
7.5
4.0
1.2
|
[5.4]
3.0
1.0
|
6.5
4.1
1.3
|
| Methamphetamine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
3.9
2.5
1.2
|
2.5
1.5
0.6
|
3.1
1.8
0.7
|
2.7
1.8
0.6
|
5.2
3.3
1.4
|
5.3
3.0
1.3
|
[4.1]
2.9
1.1
|
3.2
[1.8]
[0.7]
|
6.2
3.2
1.7
|
6.2
3.4
1.4
|
[4.5]
[2.5]
[0.9]
|
4.4
2.5
0.9
|
| Vicodin |
past year
|
2.8
|
2.5
|
2.6
|
3.0
|
7.2
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
7.0
|
10.5
|
9.3
|
9.5
|
9.7
|
| OxyContin |
past year
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
1.8
|
2.6
|
3.6
|
3.5
|
3.2
|
3.8
|
4.5
|
5.0
|
5.5
|
[4.3]
|
| Cough Medicine (non-prescription) * |
past year
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
4.2
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
5.3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
6.9
|
Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs for 8th-Graders, 10th-Graders, and 12th-Graders
1999-2002
|
8th-Graders |
10th-Graders |
12th-Graders |
|
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Any Illicit Drug Use |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
28.3
20.5
12.2 |
26.8
19.5
11.9
|
26.8
19.5
11.7 |
24.5
17.7
10.4
|
46.2
35.9
22.1 |
45.6
36.4
22.5
|
45.6
37.2
22.7 |
44.6
34.8
20.8
|
54.7
42.1
25.9 |
54.0
40.9
24.9
|
53.9
41.4
25.7 |
53.0
41.0
25.4
|
| Marijuana/Hashish |
lifetime
past year
past month
daily |
22.0
16.5
9.7
1.4 |
20.3
15.6
9.1
1.3
|
20.4
15.4
9.2
1.3 |
19.2
14.6
8.3
1.2
|
40.9
32.1
19.4
3.8 |
40.3
32.2
19.7
3.8
|
40.1
32.7
19.8
4.5 |
38.7
30.3
17.8
3.9
|
49.7
37.8
23.1
6.0 |
48.8
36.5
21.6
6.0
|
49.0
37.0
22.4
5.8 |
47.8
36.2
21.5
6.0
|
| Inhalants |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
19.7
10.3
5.0 |
17.9
9.4
4.5
|
17.1
9.1
4.0 |
15.2
7.7
3.8
|
17.0
7.2
2.6 |
16.6
7.3
2.6
|
15.2
6.6
2.4 |
13.5
5.8
2.4
|
15.4
5.6
2.0 |
14.2
5.9
2.2
|
13.0
4.5
1.7 |
11.7
4.5
1.5
|
| Hallucinogens ** |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.8
2.9
1.3 |
4.6
2.8
1.2
|
5.2
3.4
1.6 |
4.1
2.6
1.2
|
9.7
6.9
2.9 |
8.9
6.1
2.3
|
8.9
6.2
2.1 |
7.8
4.7
1.6
|
13.7
9.4
3.5 |
13.0
8.1
2.6
|
14.7
9.1
3.3 |
12.0
6.6
2.3
|
| LSD |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.1
2.4
1.1 |
3.9
2.4
1.0
|
3.4
2.2
1.0 |
2.5
1.5
0.7
|
8.5
6.0
2.3 |
7.6
5.1
1.6
|
6.3
4.1
1.5 |
5.0
2.6
0.7
|
12.2
8.1
2.7 |
11.1
6.6
1.6
|
10.9
6.6
2.3 |
8.4
3.5
0.7
|
| Cocaine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.7
2.7
1.3 |
4.5
2.6
1.2
|
4.3
2.5
1.2 |
3.6
2.3
1.1
|
7.7
4.9
1.8 |
6.9
4.4
1.8
|
5.7
3.6
1.3 |
6.1
4.0
1.6
|
9.8
6.2
2.6 |
8.6
5.0
2.1
|
8.2
4.8
2.1 |
7.8
5.0
2.3
|
| Crack Cocaine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
3.1
1.8
0.8 |
3.1
1.8
0.8
|
3.0
1.7
0.8 |
2.5
1.6
0.8
|
4.0
2.4
0.8 |
3.7
2.2
0.9
|
3.1
1.8
0.7 |
3.6
2.3
1.0
|
4.6
2.7
1.1 |
3.9
2.2
1.0
|
3.7
2.1
1.1 |
3.8
2.3
1.2
|
| Heroin |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.3
1.4
0.6 |
1.9
1.1
0.5
|
1.7
1.0
0.6 |
1.6
0.9
0.5
|
2.3
1.4
0.7 |
2.2
1.4
0.5
|
1.7
0.9
0.3 |
1.8
1.1
0.5
|
2.0
1.1
0.5 |
2.4
1.5
0.7
|
1.8
0.9
0.4 |
1.7
1.0
0.5
|
| Tranquilizers *** |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.4
2.5
1.1 |
4.4
2.6
1.4
|
5.0
2.8
1.2 |
4.3
2.6
1.2
|
7.9
5.4
2.2 |
8.0
5.6
2.5
|
9.2
7.3
2.9 |
8.8
6.3
2.9
|
9.3
5.8
2.5 |
8.9
5.7
2.6
|
10.3
6.9
2.9 |
11.4
7.7
3.3
|
| Alcohol |
lifetime
past year
past month
daily
|
52.1
43.5
24.0
1.0 |
51.7
43.1
22.4
0.8
|
50.5
41.9
21.5
0.9 |
47.0
38.7
19.6
0.7
|
70.6
63.7
40.0
1.9 |
71.4
65.3
41.0
1.8
|
70.1
63.5
39.0
1.9 |
66.9
60.0
35.4
1.8
|
80.0
73.8
51.0
3.4 |
80.3
73.2
50.0
2.9
|
79.7
73.3
49.8
3.6 |
78.4
71.5
48.6
3.5
|
| Cigarettes (any use) |
lifetime
past month
daily
1/2 pack+/day |
44.1
17.5
8.1
3.3 |
40.5
14.6
7.4
2.8
|
36.6
12.2
5.5
2.3 |
31.4
10.7
5.1
2.1
|
57.6
25.7
15.9
7.6 |
55.1
23.9
14.0
6.2
|
52.8
21.3
12.2
5.5 |
47.4
17.7
10.1
4.4
|
64.6
34.6
23.1
13.2 |
62.5
31.4
20.6
11.3
|
61.0
29.5
19.0
10.3 |
57.2
26.7
16.9
9.1
|
| Smokeless Tobacco |
lifetime
past month
daily
|
14.4
4.5
0.9 |
12.8
4.2
0.9
|
11.7
4.0
1.2 |
11.2
3.3
0.8
|
20.4
6.5
1.5 |
19.1
6.1
1.9
|
19.5
6.9
2.2 |
16.9
6.1
1.7
|
23.4
8.4
2.9 |
23.1
7.6
3.2
|
19.7
7.8
2.8 |
18.3
6.5
2.0
|
| Steroids |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.7
1.7
0.7 |
3.0
1.7
0.8
|
2.8
1.6
0.7 |
2.5
1.5
0.8
|
2.7
1.7
0.9 |
3.5
2.2
1.0
|
3.5
2.1
0.9 |
3.5
2.2
1.0
|
2.9
1.8
0.9 |
2.5
1.7
0.8
|
3.7
2.4
1.3 |
4.0
2.5
1.4
|
| MDMA |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.7
1.7
0.8 |
4.3
3.1
1.4
|
5.2
3.5
1.8 |
4.3
2.9
1.4
|
6.0
4.4
1.8 |
7.3
5.4
2.6
|
8.0
6.2
2.6 |
6.6
4.9
1.8
|
8.0
5.6
2.5 |
11.0
8.2
3.6
|
11.7
9.2
2.8 |
10.5
7.4
2.4
|
| Methamphetamine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
--
--
--
|
--
--
--
|
--
--
--
|
3.5
2.2
1.1
|
--
--
--
|
--
--
--
|
--
--
--
|
6.1
3.9
1.8
|
--
--
--
|
--
--
--
|
--
--
--
|
6.7
3.6
1.7
|
| Vicodin |
past year
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
2.5
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
6.9
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
9.6
|
| OxyContin |
past year
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
1.3
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
3.0
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
4.0
|
Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Various Drugs for 8th-Graders, 10th-Graders, and 12th-Graders
1995-1998
|
8th-Graders |
10th-Graders |
12th-Graders |
|
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
| Any Illicit Drug Use |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
28.5
21.4
12.4 |
31.2
23.6
14.6 |
29.4
22.1
12.9
|
29.0
21.0
12.1 |
40.9
33.3
20.2 |
45.4
37.5
23.2 |
47.3
38.5
23.0
|
44.9
35.0
21.5 |
48.4
39.0
23.8 |
50.8
40.2
24.6 |
54.3
42.4
26.2
|
54.1
41.4
25.6 |
| Marijuana/Hashish |
lifetime
past year
past month
daily |
19.9
15.8
9.1
0.8 |
23.1
18.3
11.3
1.5 |
22.6
17.7
10.2
1.1
|
22.2
16.9
9.7
1.1 |
34.1
28.7
17.2
2.8 |
39.8
33.6
20.4
3.5 |
42.3
34.8
20.5
3.7
|
39.6
31.1
18.7
3.6 |
41.7
34.7
21.2
4.6 |
44.9
35.8
21.9
4.9 |
49.6
38.5
23.7
5.8
|
49.1
37.5
22.8
5.6 |
| Inhalants |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
21.6
12.8
6.1 |
21.2
12.2
5.8 |
21.0
11.8
5.6
|
20.5
11.1
4.8 |
19.0
9.6
3.5 |
19.3
9.5
3.3 |
18.3
8.7
3.0
|
18.3
8.0
2.9 |
17.4
8.0
3.2 |
16.6
7.6
2.5 |
16.1
6.7
2.5
|
15.2
6.2
2.3 |
| Hallucinogens |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
5.2
3.6
1.7 |
5.9
4.1
1.9 |
5.4
3.7
1.8
|
4.9
3.4
1.4 |
9.3
7.2
3.3 |
10.5
7.8
2.8 |
10.5
7.6
3.3
|
9.8
6.9
3.2 |
12.7
9.3
4.4 |
14.0
10.1
3.5 |
15.1
9.8
3.9
|
14.1
9.0
3.8 |
| LSD |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.4
3.2
1.4 |
5.1
3.5
1.5 |
4.7
3.2
1.5
|
4.1
2.8
1.1 |
8.4
6.5
3.0 |
9.4
6.9
2.4 |
9.5
6.7
2.8
|
8.5
5.9
2.7 |
11.7
8.4
4.0 |
12.6
8.8
2.5 |
13.6
8.4
3.1
|
12.6
7.6
3.2 |
| Cocaine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.2
2.6
1.2 |
4.5
3.0
1.3 |
4.4
2.8
1.1
|
4.6
3.1
1.4 |
5.0
3.5
1.7 |
6.5
4.2
1.7 |
7.1
4.7
2.0
|
7.2
4.7
2.1 |
6.0
4.0
1.8 |
7.1
4.9
2.0 |
8.7
5.5
2.3
|
9.3
5.7
2.4 |
| Crack Cocaine |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.7
1.6
0.7 |
2.9
1.8
0.8 |
2.7
1.7
0.7
|
3.2
2.1
0.9 |
2.8
1.8
0.9 |
3.3
2.1
0.8 |
3.6
2.2
0.9
|
3.9
2.5
1.1 |
3.0
2.1
1.0 |
3.3
2.1
1.0 |
3.9
2.4
0.9
|
4.4
2.5
1.0 |
| Heroin |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.3
1.4
0.6 |
2.4
1.6
0.7 |
2.1
1.3
0.6
|
2.3
1.3
0.6 |
1.7
1.1
0.6 |
2.1
1.2
0.5 |
2.1
1.4
0.6
|
2.3
1.4
0.7 |
1.6
1.1
0.6 |
1.8
1.0
0.5 |
2.1
1.2
0.5
|
2.0
1.0
0.5 |
| Tranquilizers |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
4.5
2.7
1.2 |
5.3
3.3
1.5 |
4.8
2.9
1.2
|
4.6
2.6
1.2 |
6.0
4.0
1.7 |
7.1
4.6
1.7 |
7.3
4.9
2.2
|
7.8
5.1
2.2 |
7.1
4.4
1.8 |
7.2
4.6
2.0 |
7.8
4.7
1.8
|
8.5
5.5
2.4 |
| Alcohol |
lifetime
past year
past month
daily
|
54.5
45.3
24.6
0.7 |
55.3
46.5
26.2
1.0 |
53.8
45.5
24.5
0.8
|
52.5
43.7
23.0
0.9 |
70.5
63.5
38.8
1.7 |
71.8
65.0
40.4
1.6 |
72.0
65.2
40.1
1.7
|
69.8
62.7
38.8
1.9 |
80.7
73.7
51.3
3.5 |
79.2
72.5
50.8
3.7 |
81.7
74.8
52.7
3.9
|
81.4
74.3
52.0
3.9 |
| Cigarettes (any use) |
lifetime
past month
daily
1/2 pack+/day |
46.4
19.1
--
3.4 |
49.2
21.0
10.4
4.3 |
47.3
19.4
9.0
3.5
|
45.7
19.1
8.8
3.6 |
57.6
27.9
--
8.3 |
61.2
30.4
18.3
9.4 |
60.2
29.8
18.0
8.6
|
57.7
27.6
15.8
7.9 |
64.2
33.5
--
12.4 |
63.5
34.0
22.2
13.0 |
65.4
36.5
24.6
14.3
|
65.3
35.1
22.4
12.6 |
| Smokeless Tobacco |
lifetime
past month
daily
|
20.0
7.1
1.2 |
20.4
7.1
1.5 |
16.8
5.5
1.0
|
15.0
4.8
1.0 |
27.6
9.7
2.7 |
27.4
8.6
2.2 |
26.3
8.9
2.2
|
22.7
7.5
2.2 |
30.9
12.2
3.6 |
29.8
9.8
3.3 |
25.3
9.7
4.4
|
26.2
8.8
3.2 |
| Steroids |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
2.0
1.0
0.6 |
1.8
0.9
0.4 |
1.8
1.0
0.5
|
2.3
1.2
0.5 |
2.0
1.2
0.6 |
1.8
1.2
0.5 |
2.0
1.2
0.7
|
2.0
1.2
0.6 |
2.3
1.5
0.7 |
1.9
1.4
0.7 |
2.4
1.4
1.0
|
2.7
1.7
1.1 |
| MDMA |
lifetime
past year
past month
|
-
-
- |
3.4
2.3
1.0 |
3.2
2.3
1.0
|
2.7
1.8
0.9 |
-
-
- |
5.6
4.6
1.8 |
5.7
3.9
1.3
|
5.1
3.3
1.3 |
-
-
- |
6.1
4.6
2.0 |
6.9
4.0
1.6
|
5.8
3.6
1.5 |
* A question on the past year abuse of non-prescription cough medicine was added in 2006.
** For hallucinogens, in 2001 "other psychedelics" was changed to "other hallucinogens" on the MTF survey forms, and mushrooms ("shrooms") was added. For 2001, half the students sampled received the original survey question and the other half the revised question. To trend the findings from 2000 to 2001, the researchers used the old item in the 2001 data; to trend from 2001 to 2002, they used the new item. In the table above, the researchers show a break between 2000 and 2001, indicating a technical discontinuity.
*** For tranquilizers, in 2001 "Miltown" was removed and "Xanax" was added on the MTF survey forms. For 2001, half the students sampled received the original survey question and the other half the revised question. To trend the findings from 2000 to 2001, the researchers used the old item in the 2001 data; to trend from 2001 to 2002, they used the new item. In the table above, the researchers show a break between 2000 and 2001, indicating a technical discontinuity.
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