Around 27 percent of U.S. respondents in grades 8, 10, and 12 in 2023 stated that they used any illicit drug within their lifetime. This survey shows the lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023.
Lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug 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). Lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/208420/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA, und NIH. "Lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208420/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA, NIH. (2024). Lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208420/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA, and NIH. "Lifetime 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/208420/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
NIDA & NIH, Lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208420/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Lifetime prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 1991 to 2023 [Graph], NIDA, & NIH, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/208420/us-lifetime-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-since-1991/
