Around .6 percent of U.S. respondents in grades 8, 10, and 12 in 2023 stated that they used steroids within that year. Steroids are sometimes used illegally by athletes to build muscle and improve athletic performance. This statistic shows the annual prevalence of the use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined, from 1991 to 2023.
Annual prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023
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). Annual prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696545/us-annual-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA, und NIH. "Annual prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696545/us-annual-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA, NIH. (2024). Annual prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696545/us-annual-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA, and NIH. "Annual Prevalence of Use of Steroids for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined from 1991 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696545/us-annual-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA & NIH, Annual prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696545/us-annual-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Annual prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 [Graph], NIDA, & NIH, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696545/us-annual-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
