2015 Data from In-School Surveys
      of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-Grade Students


      Drug and Alcohol Press Release: Text, Figures, & Tables

        Press Release (Text Only)

        Use of ecstasy, heroin, synthetic marijuana, alcohol, cigarettes declined among US teens in 2015. (Press Release, 12/16/15)

        The suggested citation for use of data from this press release is as follows:

        Johnston, L. D., Miech, R. A., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 16, 2015). "Use of ecstasy, heroin, synthetic marijuana, alcohol, cigarettes declined among US teens in 2015." University of Michigan News Service: Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved MM/DD/YYYY from http://www.monitoringthefuture.org

        Figures

        • Figure 1 - Trends in Annual Prevalence of an Illicit Drug Use Index

        • Figure 2 - Trends in Annual Prevalence of Any Illicit Drug other than Marijuana

        • Figure 3 - Marijuana: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 4 - Marijuana: Trends in Daily Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 5 - Synthetic Marijuana: Trends in Annual Use and Risk in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 6 - MDMA (Ecstasy, Molly): Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 7 - Heroin: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 8 - Narcotics other than Heroin: Trends in Annual Use and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 9 - Amphetamines: Trends in Annual Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 10 - Alcohol: Trends in 30-Day Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Figure 11 - Alcohol: Trends in Binge Drinking, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        Data Tables

        Trends in Use of Various Drugs - Tables 1–4

        • Table 1 - Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Table 2 - Trends in Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Table 3 - Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs in Grades 8,10, and 12

        • Table 4 - Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Daily Use of Various Drugs in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Footnotes for Tables 1–4

        Trends in Attitudes - Tables 5–10

        • Table 5 - Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 8th Graders

        • Table 6 - Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 10th Graders

        • Table 7 - Trends in Harmfulness of Drugs as Perceived by 12th Graders

        • Table 8 - Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use in Grade 8

        • Table 9 - Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use in Grade 10

        • Table 10 - Trends in Disapproval of Drug Use in Grade 12

        Trends in Availability - Tables 11–13

        • Table 11 - Trends in Availability of Drugs as Perceived by 8th Graders

        • Table 12 - Trends in Availability of Drugs as Perceived by 10th Graders

        • Table 13 - Trends in Availability of Drugs as Perceived by 12th Graders

        Trends in Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Three Grades Combined - Tables 14–17

        • Table 14 - Trends in Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined

        • Table 15 - Trends in Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined

        • Table 16 - Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined

        • Table 17 - Trends in Daily Prevalence of Use of Selected Drugs for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined



      Tobacco Press Releases: Text, Figures, & Tables

        Press Release (Text Only)

        Teen cigarette smoking drops to historic low in 2015. (Press Release, 12/16/15)

        The suggested citation for use of data from this press release is as follows:

        Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 16, 2015). "Teen cigarette smoking drops to historic low in 2015." University of Michigan News Service: Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved MM/DD/YYYY from http://www.monitoringthefuture.org

        Figure

        • Figure 1 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Use, Risk, Disapproval, and Availability in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        Data Tables

        Trends in Cigarette Smoking - Tables 1–6

        • Table 1 - Trends in Prevalence of Use of Cigarettes in Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Table 2 - Trends in Availability and Attitudes about Smoking 1 or More Packs of Cigarettes per Day for Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Table 3 - Trends in Various Attitudes toward Cigarette Use for Grades 8, 10, and 12

        • Table 4 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 8

        • Table 5 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 10

        • Table 6 - Cigarettes: Trends in 30-Day Prevalence of Use by Subgroups in Grade 12


        Press Release (Text Only)

        Most youth use e-cigarettes for novelty, flavors - not to quit smoking. (Press Release, 12/16/15)

        The suggested citation for use of data from this press release is as follows:

        Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 16, 2015). "Most youth use e-cigarettes for novelty, flavors - not to quit smoking." University of Michigan News Service: Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved MM/DD/YYYY from http://www.monitoringthefuture.org

        Data Table

        • Table 1 - Reasons for Use of Electronic Vaporizers in Grades 8, 10, and 12, 2015


        Press Release (Text Only)

        Cigarillo use increases estimates of teen smoking rates by half. (Press Release, 12/16/15)

        The suggested citation for use of data from this press release is as follows:

        Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 16, 2015). "Cigarillo use increases estimates of teen smoking rates by half." University of Michigan News Service: Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved MM/DD/YYYY from http://www.monitoringthefuture.org

        Data Table

        • Table 1 - Percentage of Adolescents Using Cigarettes or Cigarillos in Grades 8, 10, and 12, 2015


        Umbrella Press Release (Text Only)

        New trends in teen smoking, e-cigarettes in 2015. (Press Release, 12/16/15)

        The suggested citation for use of data from this press release is as follows:

        Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., O'Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E. (December 16, 2015). "New trends in teen smoking, e-cigarettes in 2015." University of Michigan News Service: Ann Arbor, MI. Retrieved MM/DD/YYYY from http://www.monitoringthefuture.org




        Publicly available Monitoring the Future microdata from the cross-sectional, in-school surveys may be obtained through the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP), a part of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).

        NAHDAP/ICPSR
        The University of Michigan
        P.O. Box 1248
        Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248

        Note that these data sets have had all personal indentifiers removed, and other information that might be used to impute identities has been either altered or removed altogether to protect study respondents.



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