Around 12 percent of U.S. respondents in grades 8, 10, and 12 in 2023 stated that they used any illicit drug within 30 days. This statistic shows the 30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023.
30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
1991
10.9%
1992
10.5%
1993
13.3%
1994
16.8%
1995
18.6%
1996
20.6%
1997
20.5%
1998
19.5%
1999
19.5%
2000
19.2%
2001
19.4%
2002
18.2%
2003
17.3%
2004
16.2%
2005
15.8%
2006
14.9%
2007
14.8%
2008
14.6%
2009
15.8%
2010
16.7%
2011
17%
2012
16.8%
2013
17.3%
2014
16.5%
2015
15.9%
2016
15.5%
2017
16.1%
2018
16.3%
2019
17.2%
2020
16.2%
2021
12.2%
2022
13.6%
2023
12.3%
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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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NIH, & NIDA. (May 31, 2024). 30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209025/us-30-day-prevalence-of-drug-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIH, und NIDA. "30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209025/us-30-day-prevalence-of-drug-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIH, NIDA. (2024). 30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209025/us-30-day-prevalence-of-drug-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIH, and NIDA. "30-day Prevalence of Use of Any Illicit Drug for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined from 1991 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209025/us-30-day-prevalence-of-drug-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIH & NIDA, 30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209025/us-30-day-prevalence-of-drug-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
30-day prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 [Graph], NIH, & NIDA, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209025/us-30-day-prevalence-of-drug-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
