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Monitoring the Future -- Methamphetamine Use
Trends Among 8th Grade Students (1999 - 2008)

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


Trends in Methamphetamine Use Among 8th Grade Students (1999 - 2008)
Year Lifetime Past Year Past Month
1999 4.5 3.2 1.1
2000 4.2 2.5 0.8
2001 4.4 2.8 1.3
2002 3.5 2.2 1.1
2003 3.9 2.5 1.2
2004 2.5 1.5 0.6
2005 3.1 1.8 0.7
2006 2.7 1.8 0.6
2007 1.8 1.1 0.6
2008 2.3 1.2 0.7
Averages: 3.3 2.1 0.9


Drug Use Trends Among Other MTF Demographic Groups
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10th Grade Students 12th Grade Students College Students
Age 19 to 28 Comparison of Trends Among School Age Youth Comparison of Trends Among Young Adults


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