| Q: |
What are the trends in past year use of opioids among high school seniors? |
| A: |
Non-prescription use of opioids reported by high school seniors has declined since 2002. |
Past year use of opioids by high school seniors, 2002-2020
| Year |
Narcotics other than heroin* |
Vicodin |
Oxycontin |
Heroin |
| 2002 |
9.4% |
9.6% |
4.0% |
1.0% |
| 2003 |
9.3% |
10.5% |
4.5% |
0.8% |
| 2004 |
9.5% |
9.3% |
5.0% |
0.9% |
| 2005 |
9.0% |
9.5% |
5.5% |
0.8% |
| 2006 |
9.0% |
9.7% |
4.3% |
0.8% |
| 2007 |
9.2% |
9.6% |
5.2% |
0.9% |
| 2008 |
9.1% |
9.7% |
4.7% |
0.7% |
| 2009 |
9.2% |
9.7% |
4.9% |
0.7% |
| 2010 |
8.7% |
8.0% |
5.1% |
0.9% |
| 2011 |
8.7% |
8.1% |
4.9% |
0.8% |
| 2012 |
7.9% |
7.5% |
4.3% |
0.6% |
| 2013 |
7.1% |
5.3% |
3.6% |
0.6% |
| 2014 |
6.1% |
4.8% |
3.3% |
0.6% |
| 2015 |
5.4% |
4.4% |
3.7% |
0.5% |
| 2016 |
4.8% |
2.9% |
3.4% |
0.3% |
| 2017 |
4.2% |
2.0% |
2.7% |
0.4% |
| 2018 |
3.4% |
1.7% |
2.3% |
0.4% |
| 2019 |
2.7% |
1.1% |
1.7% |
0.4% |
| 2020 |
2.1% |
1.2% |
2.4% |
0.3% |
Notes: * Such as OxyContin, Vicodin, Percocet, and codeine.
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- Past year use of opioids other than heroin has declined over the last 10 years, from 8.7% of high school seniors in 2011 to 2.1% in 2020. Vicodin use has followed a similar pattern, but the decline was more substantial (from 8.1% in 2011 to 1.2% in 2020).
- Counter to the trend for Vicodin, past year use of Oxycontin reported by high school seniors increased between 2019 and 2020.
- Past year heroin use has remained relatively stable since 2012, at an average of one-half of 1% of high school seniors reporting annual use during that time period.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03513.asp?qaDate=2020.
Released on August 30, 2021.
Data Source: Adapted from Johnston, L. D., Miech, R. A., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., Schulenberg, J. E., & Patrick, M. E. (2021). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975-2020: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, The University of Michigan.
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