Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of approximately 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991).
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U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2024, by drug
In 2024, around 17 percent of all respondents in grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. stated they had used any illicit drug within the past year. This survey shows the past-year prevalence of illicit drug use for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined as of 2024, by drug.
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NIDA, & NIH. (December 17, 2024). Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1290807/us-past-year-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA, und NIH. "Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2024." Chart. December 17, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1290807/us-past-year-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA, NIH. (2024). Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1290807/us-past-year-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA, and NIH. "Percentage of U.S. Students in Grades 8, 10, and 12 Who Had Used Select Illicit Drugs in The past Year as of 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 17 Dec 2024, /statistics/1290807/us-past-year-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
NIDA & NIH, Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1290807/us-past-year-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12 who had used select illicit drugs in the past year as of 2024 [Graph], NIDA, & NIH, December 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1290807/us-past-year-prevalence-drug-use-grades-8-10-12-by-drug/
