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Charting the Downward Trajectory of Teen Drug Use
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The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YBRSS) showed that teen drug use has declined over the last few decades. The survey covers how substance use trends among teenagers changed from 1990 to 2021.
Dataset
X.1 | Alcohol | Cigarettes | Illicit drugs | Marijuana | Prescription pain medicine | Vaping |
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1991 | 50.8 | 70.1 | 31.3 | |||
1993 | 48 | 69.5 | 32.8 | |||
1995 | 51.6 | 71.3 | 42.4 | |||
1997 | 50.8 | 70.2 | 47.1 | |||
1999 | 50 | 70.4 | 47.2 | |||
2001 | 47.1 | 63.9 | 26.5 | 42.4 | ||
2003 | 44.9 | 58.4 | 22.9 | 40.2 | ||
2005 | 43.3 | 54.3 | 21.2 | 38.4 | ||
2007 | 44.7 | 50.3 | 20.9 | 38.1 | ||
2009 | 41.8 | 46.3 | 18.6 | 36.8 | ||
2011 | 38.7 | 44.7 | 19.3 | 39.9 | ||
2013 | 34.9 | 41.1 | 16.4 | 40.7 | ||
2015 | 32.8 | 32.3 | 13.3 | 38.6 | 44.9 | |
2017 | 29.8 | 28.9 | 12.7 | 35.6 | 14 | 42.2 |
2019 | 29.2 | 24.1 | 12.9 | 36.8 | 14.3 | 50.1 |
2021 | 22.7 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 27.8 | 12.2 | 36.2 |
Data sources
Alcohol data reflects students who currently drink (at least 1 drink in the last 30 days). All other data reflects students who have ever used the substance. Illicit drugs counted in this survey are cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, or hallucinogens.
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