| Q: |
Do the trends in past month use of any illicit drugs (other than marijuana) vary by grade level? |
| A: |
Across grade levels, the proportion of students reporting past month drug use has generally declined since the early 2000s. |
Past month use of any illicit drug (other than marijuana) by grade, 1975-2020
| Year |
8th |
10th |
12th |
| 1975 |
|
|
15.4% |
| 1976 |
|
|
13.9% |
| 1977 |
|
|
15.2% |
| 1978 |
|
|
15.1% |
| 1979 |
|
|
16.8% |
| 1980 |
|
|
18.4% |
| 1981 |
|
|
21.7% |
| 1982 |
|
|
17.0% |
| 1983 |
|
|
15.4% |
| 1984 |
|
|
15.1% |
| 1985 |
|
|
14.9% |
| 1986 |
|
|
13.2% |
| 1987 |
|
|
11.6% |
| 1988 |
|
|
10.0% |
| 1989 |
|
|
9.1% |
| 1990 |
|
|
8.0% |
| 1991 |
3.8% |
5.5% |
7.1% |
| 1992 |
4.7% |
5.7% |
6.3% |
| 1993 |
5.3% |
6.5% |
7.9% |
| 1994 |
5.6% |
7.1% |
8.8% |
| 1995 |
6.5% |
8.9% |
10.0% |
| 1996 |
6.9% |
8.9% |
9.5% |
| 1997 |
6.0% |
8.8% |
10.7% |
| 1998 |
5.5% |
8.6% |
10.7% |
| 1999 |
5.5% |
8.6% |
10.4% |
| 2000 |
5.6% |
8.5% |
10.4% |
| 2001 |
5.5% |
8.7% |
11.0% |
| 2002 |
4.7% |
8.1% |
11.3% |
| 2003 |
4.7% |
6.9% |
10.4% |
| 2004 |
4.1% |
6.9% |
10.8% |
| 2005 |
4.1% |
6.4% |
10.3% |
| 2006 |
3.8% |
6.3% |
9.8% |
| 2007 |
3.6% |
6.9% |
9.5% |
| 2008 |
3.8% |
5.3% |
9.3% |
| 2009 |
3.5% |
5.7% |
8.6% |
| 2010 |
3.5% |
5.8% |
8.6% |
| 2011 |
3.4% |
5.4% |
8.9% |
| 2012 |
2.6% |
5.0% |
8.4% |
| 2013 |
3.6% |
4.9% |
8.2% |
| 2014 |
3.3% |
5.6% |
7.7% |
| 2015 |
3.1% |
4.9% |
7.6% |
| 2016 |
2.7% |
4.4% |
6.9% |
| 2017 |
2.7% |
4.5% |
6.3% |
| 2018 |
3.0% |
4.2% |
6.0% |
| 2019 |
3.4% |
4.2% |
5.2% |
| 2020 |
3.5% |
3.7% |
4.8% |
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- Past month illicit drug use reported by high school seniors reached a new low in 2019. For 10th graders, past month illicit drug use in 2019 fell to a new low (3.7%), while illicit drug use reported by 8th graders in 2020 was less than 1-percentage point above their 2017 low-point.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/offenders/qa03516.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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