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Trends in Use

Since 1975, the MTF has annually studied the extent of drug abuse among high school 12th-graders. The survey was expanded in 1991 to include 8th- and 10th-graders. It is funded by NIDA and is conducted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. The goal of the survey is to collect data on past month, past year, and lifetime drug use among students in these grade levels. This, the 29th annual study, was conducted during 2003.

These are the key findings from the 2003 MTF:

The percentages of 8th- and 10th-graders using any illicit drug continued to decline and are at their lowest levels since 1993 and 1995, respectively.
MDMA (Ecstasy) use decreased in each grade, continuing the decline that began in 2002.
Marijuana use decreased significantly among 8th-graders.
Use of LSD, amphetamines, and tranquilizers was down among 10th- and 12th-graders; use of steroids, crack cocaine, and heroin was down among 10th-graders.
Use of OxyContin and Vicodin in the past year remained stable but at rates high enough to raise concern; Vicodin was the second most frequently reported drug among seniors, after marijuana.
Lifetime cigarette smoking decreased in each grade, but past month smoking only declined significantly for 12th-graders, suggesting a slowing in the decline in current use among 8th- and 10th-graders.
Alcohol use remained stable across the board. Attitudes toward substance use, often seen as harbingers of change in rates of use, showed favorable changes for marijuana and MDMA.
Perceived availability of several illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes declined significantly for 10th-graders

Perceived Risk of Harm, Disapproval, & Perceived Availability

In addition to studying drug use among 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders, MTF collects information on three attitudinal indicators related to drug use. These are perceived risk of harm in taking a drug, disapproval of others who take drugs, and perceived availability of drugs.

The following attitudinal changes are from 2002 to 2003:

All three grades showed an increase in perceived risk for regular marijuana use for the first time in several years. There has also been a decline in the perceived availability of marijuana since 2001 in all three grades.
The degree of risk associated with the use of ecstasy has risen sharply in all three grades over the past several years, and this trend continued in 2003. Additionally, personal disapproval of ecstasy use has risen steadily since 2001.
The perceived risk of inhalant use has declined among 8th- and 10th-graders over the past 2 years.

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