Adolescent drug use in the U.S.

Statistics report on adolescent drug use in the U.S.

Adolescent drug use in the U.S.

This report presents facts and figures on adolescent drug use in the United States. It includes information on perceived availability of illegal drugs, drug use, deaths, and treatment, as well as specific chapters on marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, and performance enhancing/ study drugs.

Table of contents

Availability

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  • Basic Statistic Availability of marijuana as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2022
  • Premium Statistic Availability of cocaine as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2022
  • Basic Statistic Availability of LSD as perceived by U.S. 12th graders 1975-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. 12th graders that believed steroids were easy to obtain 1991-2022

Use

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  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2022, by drug
  • Basic Statistic U.S. past-year prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 as of 2022, by drug
  • Premium Statistic U.S. past-month prevalence of drug use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in 2022, by drug
  • Basic Statistic Substance use among youths in the U.S. by major depressive episode 2022

Marijuana

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  • Premium Statistic 30-day prevalence of marijuana use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Annual prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of hashish use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. high school students marijuana usage 2021, by sex

Alcohol

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  • Premium Statistic 30-day prevalence of alcohol use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of alcohol use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of alcohol use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Past-month alcohol use in U.S. residents aged 12-20 years in 2022, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Young vehicle drivers under influence of alcohol in U.S. by age 2022

Cocaine

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  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of cocaine use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. high school student cocaine use 2021, by race and ethnicity

Performance enhancing/study drugs

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. 12th graders that believed steroids cause great harm 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. 12th graders that disapproved of steroid use between 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic Annual prevalence of steroid use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Lifetime prevalence of steroid use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2006-2022
  • Basic Statistic U.S. 12th graders that believed trying Adderall causes great harm 2010-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of Adderall use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2009-2022
  • Basic Statistic Annual prevalence of Adderall use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2009-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual prevalence of Ritalin use within grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 2001-2022

Deaths and treatment

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. drug overdose deaths among those aged 15 to 24 years from 1999 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. drug overdose death rate among those aged 15 to 24 years from 1999 to 2022
  • Basic Statistic Number of substance abuse treatment non-adult clients in the U.S. 2007-2020
  • Basic Statistic Share of substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S. with special programs 2020

Miscellaneous

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. juvenile arrest rate for drug abuse 2019, by state
  • Basic Statistic 30-day prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022
  • Basic Statistic Lifetime prevalence of cigarette use for grades 8, 10, and 12 in the U.S. 1991-2022

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