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Monitoring the Future Survey - Trends in Illicit Drug Use

1991-2007 Daily Usage Data

  (All numbers are precentages)

Usage Selection:   Lifetime   |   Annual   |   30 Day   |   Daily

Drug Name Grade 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Alcohol (Any Use) 8th 0.5 0.6 1 1 0.7 1 0.8 0.9 1 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6
10th 1.3 1.2 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4
12th 3.6 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.4 2.9 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.1
Flavored Alcoholic Beverages 8th
10th
12th
Been Drunk 8th 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
10th 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5
12th 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.6 2 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.3
5+ Drinks in a Row (in last 2 weeks) 8th 12.9 13.4 13.5 14.5 14.5 15.6 14.5 13.7 15.2 14.1 13.2 12.4 11.9 11.4 10.5 10.9 10.3
10th 22.9 21.1 23 23.6 24 24.8 25.1 24.3 25.6 26.2 24.9 22.4 22.2 22 21 21.9 21.9
12th 29.8 27.9 27.5 28.2 29.8 30.2 31.3 31.5 30.8 30 29.7 28.6 27.9 29.2 28.1 26.5 25.9
Amphetamines 8th
10th
12th
Any Illicit Drug 8th
10th
12th
Any Illicit Drug Including Inhalants 8th
10th
12th
Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana 8th
10th
12th
Bidis 8th
10th
12th
Cigarettes (Any Use) 8th 7.2 7 8.3 8.8 9.3 10.4 9 8.8 8.1 7.4 5.5 5.1 4.5 4.4 4 4.0 3.0
10th 12.6 12.3 14.2 14.6 16.3 18.3 18 15.8 15.9 14 12.2 10.1 8.9 8.3 7.5 7.6 7.2
12th 18.5 17.2 19 19.4 21.6 22.2 24.6 22.4 23.1 20.6 19 16.9 15.8 15.6 13.6 12.2 12.3
Smokeless Tobacco 8th 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.9 1.2 1.5 1 1 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.8 0.8 1 0.7 0.7 0.8
10th 3.3 3 3.3 3 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.5 1.9 2.2 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.6
12th 4.3 3.3 3.9 3.6 3.3 4.4 3.2 2.9 3.2 2.8 2 2.2 2.8 2.5 2.2 2.8
Cigarettes (at least 1/2 pack a day) 8th 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.6 3.4 4.3 3.5 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.1
10th 6.5 6 7 7.6 8.3 9.4 8.6 7.9 7.6 6.2 5.5 4.4 4.1 3.3 3.1 3.3 2.7
12th 10.7 10 10.9 11.2 12.4 13 14.3 12.6 13.2 11.3 10.3 9.1 8.4 8 6.9 5.9 5.7
Cocaine 8th
10th
12th
Crack 8th
10th
12th
Other Cocaine 8th
10th
12th
GHB 8th
10th
12th
Hallucinogens 8th
10th
12th
Hallucinogens Other Than LSD 8th
10th
12th
Heroin 8th
10th
12th
Heroin With a Needle 8th
10th
12th
Heroin Without a Needle 8th
10th
12th
Ice 8th
10th
12th
Inhalants 8th
10th
12th
Ketamine 8th
10th
12th
Kreteks 8th
10th
12th
LSD 8th
10th
12th
Marijuana/Hashish 8th 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1 0.8 1 1.0 0.8
10th 0.8 0.8 1 2.2 2.8 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.5 3.9 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.8
12th 2 1.9 2.4 3.6 4.6 4.9 5.8 5.6 6 6 5.8 6 6 5.6 5 5.0 5.1
MDMA (Ecstasy) 8th
10th
12th
Methamphetamine 8th
10th
12th
Methaqualone 8th
10th
12th
Nitrites 8th
10th
12th
Other Narcotics 8th
10th
12th
OxyContin 8th
10th
12th
PCP 8th
10th
12th
Ritalin 8th
10th
12th
Rohypnol 8th
10th
12th
Sedatives (Barbituates) 8th
10th
12th
Steroids 8th
10th
12th
Tranquilizers 8th
10th
12th
Vicodin 8th
10th
12th
OTC Cough/Cold Medicines 8th
10th
12th

All data taken from the 2007 Monitoring the Future Survey, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.