This statistic shows the lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10 and 12, from 2006 to 2019. It was found that in 2019 around 1.5 percent of 8th graders and 1.6 percent of 12th graders used steroids in their lifetime. Steroids are common performance enhancing drugs that are sometimes used illegally by athletes.
Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10 and 12 from 2006 to 2019
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 31, 2020). Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10 and 12 from 2006 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA, und NIH. "Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10 and 12 from 2006 to 2019." Chart. January 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA, NIH. (2020). Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10 and 12 from 2006 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA, and NIH. "Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Steroids for Grades 8, 10 and 12 from 2006 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA & NIH, Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10 and 12 from 2006 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/ (last visited February 29, 2020)
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