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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Lifetime prevalence of steroid use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2006-2024
It was found that in 2024 around ***Â percent of 8th graders in the United States had used steroids in their lifetime. Steroids are common performance-enhancing drugs that are sometimes used illegally by athletes. This statistic shows the lifetime prevalence of the use of steroids for grades *, **, and **, from 2006 to 2024.
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NIDA, & NIH. (December 15, 2025). Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA, und NIH. "Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2024." Chart. December 15, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA, NIH. (2025). Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA, and NIH. "Lifetime Prevalence of Use of Steroids for Grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2024." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Dec 2025, /statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
NIDA & NIH, Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2024 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Lifetime prevalence of use of steroids for grades 8, 10, and 12 from 2006 to 2024 [Graph], NIDA, & NIH, December 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/696572/us-lifetime-prevalence-of-steroid-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2006/
