Estimated Prevalence of Daily Use of Various Drugs By US Youth In Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined, According to the Monitoring the Future Survey (Entries in Percentages) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Marijuana | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
Alcohol | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
5+ Drinks in a Row in Last 2 Weeks | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
Been Drunk | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Cigarettes | 15.4 | 15.0 | 13.4 | 11.6 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Source
Johnston, L. D., Miech, R. A., Patrick, M. E., O’Malley, P. M., Schulenberg, J. E., & Bachman, J. G. (2023). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use 1975-2022: Overview, key findings on adolescent drug use. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.