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Monitoring the Future -- Use of Any Illicit Drug
Trends Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)

Source: Monitoring the Future (2009), Vol I, Tables 5-5a, 5-5b, and 5-5c, pp.202-213

Trends in Use of Any Illicit Drug Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 18.7 11.3 5.7
1992 20.6 12.9 6.8
1993 22.5 15.1 8.4
1994 25.7 18.5 10.9
1995 28.5 21.4 12.4
1996 31.2 23.6 14.6
1997 29.4 22.1 12.9
1998 29.0 21.0 12.1
1999 28.3 20.5 12.2
2000 26.8 19.5 11.9
2001 26.8 19.5 11.7
2002 24.5 17.7 10.4
2003 22.8 16.1 9.7
2004 21.5 15.2 8.4
2005 21.4 15.5 8.5
2006 20.9 14.8 8.1
2007 19.0 13.2 7.4
2008 19.6 14.1 7.6
Averages: 24.3 17.3 10.0

Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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