Studies

Source: National Institute on Drug and Alcohol Abuse "1996 Monitoring the Future Study"

• Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs During Lifetime
• Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs During the Past Year
• Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs During the Past 30-Day Period
• Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs Daily

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
"Preliminary Results From the 1996 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse"

• Lifetime Inhalant Use, 1994-1996
  Estimated Number of Persons Using Inhalants During Lifetime
• Past Year Inhalant Use, 1994-1996
  Estimated Number of Persons Using Inhalants During Past Year
• Past Month Inhalant Use, 1994-1996
  Estimated Number of Persons During Past Month
• Estimated Number of Lifetime Users by Product

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Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs During Lifetime

Substance	Grade	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Any Illicit Drug       Any Illicit Drug- Including Inhalants       Marijuana/Hashish       Inhalants       Hallucinogens       Cocaine       Crack       Heroin       Stimulants       Alcohol-Any use	8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th	18.7 30.6 44.1   28.5 36.1 47.6   10.2 23.4 36.7   17.6 15.7 17.6   3.2 6.1 9.6   2.3 4.1 7.8   1.3 1.7 3.1   1.2 1.2 0.9   10.5 13.2 15.4   70.1 83.8 88.0	20.6 29.8 40.7   29.6 36.2 44.4   11.2 21.4 32.6   17.4 16.6 16.6   3.8 6.4 9.2   2.9 3.3 6.1   1.6 1.5 2.6   1.4 1.2 1.2   10.8 13.1 13.9   69.3 82.3 87.5	22.5 32.8 42.9   32.3 38.7 46.6   12.6 24.4 35.3   19.4 17.5 17.4   3.9 6.8 10.9   2.9 3.6 6.1   1.7 1.8 2.6   1.4 1.3 1.1   11.8 14.9 15.1   67.1 80.8 87.0	25.7 37.4 45.6   35.1 42.7 49.1   16.7 30.4 38.2   19.9 18.0 17.7   4.3 8.1 11.4   3.6 4.3 5.9   2.4 2.1 3.0   2.0 1.5 1.2   12.3 15.1 15.7   55.8 71.1 80.4	28.5 40.9 48.4   38.1 45.9 51.5   19.9 34.1 41.7   21.6 19.0 17.4   5.2 9.3 12.7   4.2 5.0 6.0   2.7 2.8 3.0   2.3 1.7 1.6   13.1 17.4 15.3   54.5 70.5 80.7	31.2 45.4 50.8   39.4 49.8 53.5   23.1 39.8 44.9   21.2 19.3 16.6   5.9 10.5 14.0   4.5 6.5 7.1   2.9 3.3 3.3   2.4 2.1 1.8   13.5 17.7 15.3   55.3 71.8 79.2

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Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs During the Past Year

Substance	Grade	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Any Illicit Drug       Any Illicit Drug- Including Inhalants         Marijuana/Hashish       Inhalants       Hallucinogens       Cocaine       Crack       Heroin       Stimulants       Alcohol-Any use	8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th     8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th	11.3 21.4 29.4   16.7 23.9 31.2     6.2 16.5 23.9   9.0 7.1 6.6   1.9 4.0 5.8   1.1 2.2 3.5   0.7 0.9 1.5   0.7 0.5 0.4   6.2 8.2 8.2   54.0 72.3 77.7	12.9 20.4 27.1   18.2 23.5 28.8     7.2 15.2 21.9   9.5 7.5 6.2   2.5 4.3 5.9   1.5 1.9 3.1   0.9 0.9 1.5   0.7 0.6 0.6   6.5 8.2 7.1   53.7 70.2 76.8	15.1 24.7 31.0   21.1 27.4 32.5     9.2 19.2 26.0   11.0 8.4 7.0   2.6 4.7 7.4   1.7 2.1 3.3   1.0 1.1 1.5   0.7 0.7 0.5   7.2 9.6 8.4   51.6 69.3 76.0	18.5 30.0 35.8   24.2 32.5 37.6     13.0 25.2 30.7   11.7 9.1 7.7   2.7 5.8 7.6   2.1 2.8 3.6   1.3 1.4 1.9   1.2 0.9 0.6   7.9 10.2 9.4   46.8 63.9 73.0	21.4 33.3 39.0   27.1 35.6 40.2     15.8 28.7 34.7   12.8 9.6 8.0   3.6 7.2 9.3   2.6 3.5 4.0   1.6 1.8 2.1   1.4 1.1 1.1   8.7 11.9 9.3   45.3 63.5 73.7	23.6 37.5 40.2   28.7 39.6 41.9     18.3 33.6 35.8   12.2 9.5 7.6   4.1 7.8 10.1   3.0 4.2 4.9   1.8 2.1 2.1   1.6 1.2 1.0   9.1 12.4 9.5   46.5 65.0 72.5

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Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs During the Past 30-Day Period

Substance	Grade	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Any Illicit Drug       Any Illicit Drug- Including Inhalants       Marijuana/Hashish       Inhalants       Hallucinogens       Cocaine       Crack       Heroin       Stimulants       Alcohol-Any use	8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th	5.7 11.6 16.4   8.8 13.1 17.8   3.2 8.7 13.8   4.4 2.7 2.4   0.8 1.6 2.2   0.5 0.7 1.4   0.3 0.3 0.7   0.3 0.2 0.2   2.6 3.3 3.2   25.1 42.8 54.0	6.8 11.0 14.4   10.0 12.6 15.6   3.7 8.1 11.9   4.7 2.7 2.3   1.1 1.8 2.1   0.7 0.7 1.3   0.5 0.4 0.6   0.4 0.2 0.3   3.3 3.6 2.8   26.1 39.9 51.3	8.4 14.0 18.3   12.0 15.5 19.3   5.1 10.9 15.5   5.4 3.3 2.5   1.2 1.9 2.7   0.7 0.9 1.3   0.4 0.5 0.7   0.4 0.3 0.2   3.6 4.3 3.7   26.2 41.5 51.0	10.9 18.5 21.9   14.3 20.0 23.0   7.8 15.8 19.0   5.6 3.6 2.7   1.3 2.4 3.1   1.0 1.2 1.5   0.7 0.6 0.8   0.6 0.4 0.3   3.6 4.5 4.0   25.5 39.2 50.1	12.4 20.2 23.8   16.1 21.6 24.8   9.1 17.2 21.2   6.1 3.5 3.2   1.7 3.3 4.4   1.2 1.7 1.8   0.7 0.9 1.0   0.6 0.6 0.6   4.2 5.3 4.0   24.6 38.8 51.3	14.6 23.2 24.6   17.5 24.5 25.5   11.3 20.4 21.9   5.8 3.3 2.5   1.9 2.8 3.5   1.3 1.7 2.0   0.8 0.8 1.0   0.7 0.5 0.5   4.6 5.5 4.1   26.2 40.4 50.8

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Percent of U.S. Students Who Have Used Selected Drugs Daily

Substance	Grade	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Any Illicit Drug       Any Illicit Drug- Including Inhalants       Marijuana/Hashish       Inhalants       Hallucinogens       Cocaine       Crack       Heroin       Stimulants       Alcohol-Any use	8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th   8th 10th 12th	---- ---- ----   ---- ---- ----   0.2 0.8 2.0   0.2 0.1 0.2   0.1 * 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1   * * 0.1   * * *   0.1 0.1 0.2   0.5 1.3 3.6	---- ---- ----   ---- ---- ----   0.2 0.8 1.9   0.3 0.1 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1   * * 0.1   * * 0.1   * * *   0.1 0.1 0.2   0.6 1.2 3.4	---- ---- ----   ---- ---- ----   0.4 1.0 2.4   0.3 0.2 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1   0.1 * 0.1   * * *   0.1 0.3 0.2   0.8 1.6 2.5	---- ---- ----   ---- ---- ----   0.7 2.2 3.6   0.2 0.1 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.1   * * 0.1   0.1 * *   0.1 0.1 0.2   1.0 1.7 2.4	---- ---- ----   ---- ---- ----   0.8 2.8 4.6   0.2 0.1 0.1   * * 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.2   * * 0.1   * * 0.1   0.2 0.2 0.3   0.7 1.7 3.5	---- ---- ----   ---- ---- ----   1.5 3.5 4.9   0.2 0.1 0.2   0.1 * 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.2   * * 0.2   * * 0.1   0.1 0.1 0.3   1.0 1.6 3.7

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