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Monitoring the Future -- Heroin 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 Heroin Use Among 8th Grade Students (1991 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1991 1.2 0.7 0.3
1992 1.4 0.7 0.4
1993 1.4 0.7 0.4
1994 2.0 1.2 0.6
1995 2.3 1.4 0.6
1996 2.4 1.6 0.7
1997 2.1 1.3 0.6
1998 2.3 1.3 0.6
1999 2.3 1.4 0.6
2000 1.9 1.1 0.5
2001 1.7 1.0 0.6
2002 1.6 0.9 0.5
2003 1.6 0.9 0.4
2004 1.6 1.0 0.5
2005 1.5 0.8 0.5
2006 1.4 0.8 0.3
2007 1.3 0.8 0.4
2008 1.4 0.9 0.4
Averages: 1.7 1.0 0.5

Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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