This statistic shows the annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10 and 12 combined, from 2001 to 2017. Around 4,2 percent of all respondents in grades 8,10 and 12 in 2001 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.
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This statistic shows the annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10 and 12 combined, from 2001 to 2017. Around 4,2 percent of all respondents in grades 8,10 and 12 in 2001 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.
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This statistic shows the annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10 and 12 combined, from 2001 to 2017. Around 4,2 percent of all respondents in grades 8,10 and 12 in 2001 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.
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- December 2017
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2001 to 2017
- Special properties
- 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students
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- 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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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2001 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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