Prevalence of Past-Year Use of Various Drugs by US Youth in Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined, 1998-2022

Prevalence of Past-Year 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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
                                                   
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 26.8 25.3 26.5 27.1 27.7 27.3 19.9 21.7
                                                   
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 23.7 22.6 23.9 24.3 25.2 24.6 17.9 19.4
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 1.7 1.4 1.6 15 1.4 1.4 0.7 0.7
    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 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5
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 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3
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 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.4 2.4 2.5
    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 3.4 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.9
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 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.7 1.2 1.5
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 6.2 5.4 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.6 2.7 3.1
      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 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.2 0.3
                                                   
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 10.5 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.0 9.2 5.6 6.1
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 39.9 36.7 36.7 36.1 35.9 38.3 30.2 32.2
      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 22.5 20.7 20.4 20.0 19.5 22.1 15.5 15.9
Source

Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., Patrick, M.E., O’Malley, P. M., Bachman, J. G., & Schulenberg, J. E., (2023). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2022: Secondary school students. Monitoring the Future Monograph Series. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.