Trends in Lifetime Tranquilizer Use Among Those Ages 19 to 28, College Students, and 12th Grade Students
Source: Monitoring the Future
Source: Monitoring the Future
| Comparison Trends in Tranquilizer Use -- Lifetime Use (1986 - 2004) | |||
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| Year | Ages 19 to 28 | College Students | 12th Grade Students |
| 1986 | 17.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| 1987 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 10.9 |
| 1988 | 15.1 | 8.0 | 9.4 |
| 1989 | 13.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
| 1990 | 12.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 1991 | 11.8 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| 1992 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| 1993 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 9.9 | 4.4 | 6.6 |
| 1995 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 7.1 |
| 1996 | 9.3 | 5.4 | 7.2 |
| 1997 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 7.8 |
| 1998 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 |
| 1999 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 2000 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
| 2001 | 11.9 | 9.7 | 10.3 |
| 2002 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 11.4 |
| 2003 | 13.8 | 11.0 | 10.2 |
| 2004 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Averages: | 12.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 |
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