Trends in Past Year Heroin Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28, College Students, and 12th Grade Students


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Source: Monitoring the Future

Comparison Trends in Heroin Use -- Past Year Use (1986 - 2004)
Year Ages 19 to 28 College Students 12th Grade Students
1986 0.2 0.1 0.5
1987 0.2 0.2 0.5
1988 0.2 0.2 0.5
1989 0.2 0.1 0.6
1990 0.1 0.1 0.5
1991 0.1 0.1 0.4
1992 0.2 0.1 0.6
1993 0.2 0.1 0.5
1994 0.1 0.1 0.6
1995 0.4 0.3 1.1
1996 0.4 0.4 1.0
1997 0.3 0.3 1.2
1998 0.4 0.6 1.0
1999 0.4 0.2 1.1
2000 0.4 0.5 1.5
2001 0.5 0.4 0.9
2002 0.2 0.1 1.0
2003 0.4 0.2 0.8
2004 0.3 0.4 0.9
Averages: 0.3 0.2 0.8

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