In 2023, around 27 percent of U.S. respondents in grades 8, 10, and 12 stated they had used any illicit drug within their lifetime. This survey shows the lifetime prevalence of illicit drug use for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined as of 2023, by drug.
Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2023
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Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of approximately 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991).
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NIDA, & NIH. (May 31, 2024). Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290804/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA, und NIH. "Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2023." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290804/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA, NIH. (2024). Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290804/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA, and NIH. "Percentage of U.S. Students in Grades 8, 10, and 12 Who Had Used Select Illicit Drugs in Their Lifetime as of 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290804/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA & NIH, Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290804/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/ (last visited June 03, 2025)
Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in their lifetime as of 2023 [Graph], NIDA, & NIH, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1290804/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
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