This statistic shows the annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined, from 2001 to 2021. Around .5 percent of all respondents in grades 8, 10, and 12 in 2021 stated that they used Ritalin within that year. Ritalin is a drug typically used to treat hyperactivity. It is considered a stimulant and works on the central nervous system.
Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2021
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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NIDA, & NIH. (January 1, 2022). Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA, und NIH. "Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2021." Chart. January 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA, NIH. (2022). Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA, and NIH. "Annual Prevalence of Use of Ritalin for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined from 2001 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA & NIH, Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
