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Monitoring the Future -- Cocaine Use
Trends Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol I, Tables 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3, pp.191-199

Trends in Cocaine Use Among 12th Grade Students (1975 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1975 9.0 5.6 1.9
1976 9.7 6.0 2.0
1977 10.8 7.2 2.9
1978 12.9 9.0 3.9
1979 15.4 12.0 5.7
1980 15.7 12.3 5.2
1981 16.5 12.4 5.8
1982 16.0 11.5 5.0
1983 16.2 11.4 4.9
1984 16.1 11.6 5.8
1985 17.3 13.1 6.7
1986 16.9 12.7 6.2
1987 15.2 10.3 4.3
1988 12.1 7.9 3.4
1989 10.3 6.5 2.8
1990 9.4 5.3 1.9
1991 7.8 3.5 1.4
1992 6.1 3.1 1.3
1993 6.1 3.3 1.3
1994 5.9 3.6 1.5
1995 6.0 4.0 1.8
1996 7.1 4.9 2.0
1997 8.7 5.5 2.3
1998 9.3 5.7 2.4
1999 9.8 6.2 2.6
2000 8.6 5.0 2.1
2001 8.2 4.8 2.1
2002 7.8 5.0 2.3
2003 7.7 4.8 2.1
2004 8.1 5.3 2.3
2005 8.0 5.1 2.3
2006 8.5 5.7 2.5
2007 7.8 5.2 2.0
2008 7.2 4.4 1.9
Averages: 10.5 7.1 3.1


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