Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs by US Youth in Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined, 1998-2014
(Entries are Percentages)
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Any Illicit Drug 32.2 31.9 31.4 31.8 30.2 28.4 27.6 27.1 25.8 24.8 24.9 25.9 27.3 27.6 27.1 28.6 27.2
Marijuana/Hashish 28.2 27.9 27.2 27.5 26.1 24.6 23.8 23.4 22.0 21.4 21.5 22.9 24.5 25.0 24.7 25.8 24.2
Cocaine 4.5 4.5 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.6
    Crack 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7
Heroin 1.2 1.3 1.3 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
Hallucinogens 6.3 6.1 5.4 6.0 4.5 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.8
    Ecstasy 2.9 3.7 5.3 6.0 4.9 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.7 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.8 3.7 2.5 2.8 2.2
Tranquilizers 4.4 4.4 4.5 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.5 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.4
Amphetamines 9.3 9.0 9.2 9.6 8.9 8.0 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.9 6.2 5.9 5.6 7.0 6.6
    Methamphetamine - 4.1 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.0 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.8
Any Illicit Drug Other Than Mariuana 15.8 15.6 15.3 16.3 14.6 13.7 13.5 13.1 12.7 12.4 11.9 11.6 11.8 11.3 10.8 11.4 10.9
Alcohol 59.7 59.0 59.3 58.2 55.3 54.4 54.0 51.9 50.7 50.2 48.7 48.4 47.4 45.3 44.3 42.8 40.7
      Been Drunk 35.5 36.0 35.9 35.0 32.1 31.2 32.5 30.8 30.7 29.7 28.1 28.7 27.1 25.9 26.4 25.4 23.6