Table 1a, page 1

Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth Graders

(Entries are percentages)
Lifetime
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 '97-'98
change (a)
Any Illicit Drug (b)
8th Grade 18.720.622.525.728.531.229.429.0-0.4
10th Grade 30.629.832.837.440.945.447.344.9-2.4
12th Grade 44.140.742.945.648.450.854.354.1-0.2
Any Illicit Drug
Other Than Marijuana (b)
8th Grade 14.315.616.817.518.819.217.716.9-0.8
10th Grade 19.119.220.921.724.325.525.023.6-1.4
12th Grade 26.925.126.727.628.128.530.029.4-0.6
Any Illicit Drug
Including Inhalants (b,c)
8th Grade 28.529.632.335.138.139.438.137.8-0.3
10th Grade 36.136.238.742.745.949.850.949.3-1.6
12th Grade 47.644.446.649.151.553.556.356.1-0.2
Marijuana/Hashish
8th Grade 10.211.212.616.719.923.122.622.2-0.4
10th Grade 23.421.424.430.434.139.842.339.6-2.7s
12th Grade 36.732.635.338.241.744.949.649.1-0.5
Lifetime
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 '97-'98
change (a)
Inhalants (c,d)
8th Grade 17.617.419.419.921.621.221.020.5-0.5
10th Grade 15.716.617.518.019.019.318.318.30.0
12th Grade 17.616.617.417.717.416.616.115.2-0.9
Nitrites (e)
8th Grade ------------------
10th Grade ------------------
12th Grade 1.61.51.41.71.51.82.02.7+0.7
Hallucinogens (d)
8th Grade 3.23.83.94.35.25.95.44.9-0.5
10th Grade 6.16.46.88.19.310.510.59.8-0.7
12th Grade 9.69.210.911.412.714.015.114.1-1.0
LSD
8th Grade 2.73.23.53.74.45.14.74.1-0.6
10th Grade 5.65.86.27.28.49.49.58.5-1.0
12th Grade 8.88.610.310.511.712.613.612.6-1.0

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Source: The Monitoring the Future Study, The University of Michigan