New 2008 Overview of Key Findings is now available. This report presents a summary of the national results on adolescent drug use, with a particular emphasis on recent trends in the use of licit and illicit drugs. The full text (PDF, 972K) of this volume is available.

2008 Press Release "Various stimulant drugs show continuing gradual declines among teens in 2008, most illicit drugs hold steady." See the text and associated tables and figures.

2008 Press Release "More good news on teen smoking: Rates at or near record lows." See the text and associated tables and figures.

Volume I is a 707-page monograph giving the 1975-2007 national trends in smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use among American secondary school students. It provides a much more in-depth treatment than the Overview of Key Findings, covering subgroup differences, attitudes and beliefs about use, etc. You may download the complete volume (PDF, 4,195K) or see the suggested citation.

Volume II is a 319-page monograph covering many of the same subjects as Volume I for college students and adults through age 45, including 28-year trends among American college students (1980 through 2007). You may download the complete volume (PDF, 2,181K) or see the suggested citation.

The Education-Drug Use Connection is now available. This book focuses on the fact that adolescents who do well in school are less likely to smoke, drink, or do drugs. It addresses the question: Which comes first -- drug use or school failure? See a description of the book or the related press release.

Occasional Paper 69 supplements Volume I with figures that graphically display the cross-time trends for the various demographic subgroups. This paper (PDF, 359K) is available only online. See the suggested citation.

Monitoring the Future 12th-grade descriptive results for nearly 2,000 items are now available in annual reference volumes for 1975 through 2007: Monitoring the Future: Questionnaire Responses From the Nation's High School Seniors.