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Monitoring the Future -- Cocaine Use
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 Cocaine Use Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 2.3 1.1 0.5
1992 2.9 1.5 0.7
1993 2.9 1.7 0.7
1994 3.6 2.1 1.0
1995 4.2 2.6 1.2
1996 4.5 3.0 1.3
1997 4.4 2.8 1.1
1998 4.6 3.1 1.4
1999 4.7 2.7 1.3
2000 4.5 2.6 1.2
2001 4.3 2.5 1.2
2002 3.6 2.3 1.1
2003 3.6 2.2 0.9
2004 3.4 2.0 0.9
2005 3.7 2.2 1.0
2006 3.4 2.0 1.0
2007 3.1 2.0 0.9
2008 3.0 1.8 0.8
Averages: 3.7 2.2 1.0


Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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