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Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10 and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2017

This statistic shows the annual prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10 and 12 combined from 1991 to 2017. Around 31.8 percent of all respondents in grades 8,10 and 12 in 2001 stated that they used any illicit drug within that year.

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This statistic shows the annual prevalence of use of any illicit drug for grades 8, 10 and 12 combined from 1991 to 2017. Around 31.8 percent of all respondents in grades 8,10 and 12 in 2001 stated that they used any illicit drug within that year.

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Release date: December 2017

Region: United States
Survey time period: 1991 to 2017
Special properties: 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students
Supplementary notes: Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of approximately 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991).

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