Monitoring the Future Survey - Trends in Illicit Drug Use
1991-2007 Daily Usage Data
(All numbers are precentages)Usage Selection: Lifetime | Annual | 30 Day | Daily
| Drug Name | Grade | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Alcohol (Any Use) | 8th | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| 10th | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | |
| 12th | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | |
| Flavored Alcoholic Beverages | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Been Drunk | 8th | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 10th | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| 12th | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | |
| 5+ Drinks in a Row (in last 2 weeks) | 8th | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.6 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 15.2 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.3 |
| 10th | 22.9 | 21.1 | 23 | 23.6 | 24 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 26.2 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 22.2 | 22 | 21 | 21.9 | 21.9 | |
| 12th | 29.8 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 30.8 | 30 | 29.7 | 28.6 | 27.9 | 29.2 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 25.9 | |
| Amphetamines | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Any Illicit Drug | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Any Illicit Drug Including Inhalants | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bidis | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cigarettes (Any Use) | 8th | 7.2 | 7 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| 10th | 12.6 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 18.3 | 18 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 14 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | |
| 12th | 18.5 | 17.2 | 19 | 19.4 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 24.6 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 20.6 | 19 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 13.6 | 12.2 | 12.3 | |
| Smokeless Tobacco | 8th | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 10th | 3.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| 12th | — | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.8 | |
| Cigarettes (at least 1/2 pack a day) | 8th | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 10th | 6.5 | 6 | 7 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| 12th | 10.7 | 10 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 13 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 5.7 | |
| Cocaine | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Crack | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Cocaine | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| GHB | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hallucinogens | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hallucinogens Other Than LSD | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heroin | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heroin With a Needle | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heroin Without a Needle | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ice | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Inhalants | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ketamine | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kreteks | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| LSD | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Marijuana/Hashish | 8th | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| 10th | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| 12th | 2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6 | 6 | 5.8 | 6 | 6 | 5.6 | 5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | |
| MDMA (Ecstasy) | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Methamphetamine | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Methaqualone | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nitrites | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Narcotics | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| OxyContin | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| PCP | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ritalin | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rohypnol | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sedatives (Barbituates) | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Steroids | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tranquilizers | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Vicodin | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| OTC Cough/Cold Medicines | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
All data taken from the 2007 Monitoring the Future Survey, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.