This statistic shows the lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12, from 2006 to 2021. It was found that in 2021 around 1.2 percent of 8th graders had 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 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). Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, 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 2021." Chart. January 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA, NIH. (2022). Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. 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 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2022, 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 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/ (last visited August 14, 2022)