Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper 99 - Demographic Subgroup Trends Among Adolescents in the Use of Various Licit and Illicit Drugs 1975-2022

Oct 15, 2026

Demographic subgroup trends among adolescents are analyzed across 1975–2022 for the use of various licit and illicit drugs, drawing on Monitoring the Future. The report is organized with lists of figures and tables, an introduction, and structured supplemental figure and table sets focused on demographic background and subgroup definitions. It presents subgroup-specific trends by measures such as gender, college plans, region, population density, parents’ education, and race/ethnicity, alongside separate reporting for specific drugs including any illicit drug, non-marijuana illicit drugs, and marijuana-related prevalence trends.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages854

Reading Time35 h 52 min

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Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

Figures

Definition of Background and Demographic Subgroups

Trends by Subgroup: Supplemental Tables for Secondary School Students

Tables

List of Figures Giving Demographic Subgroup Trends

monitoring the future occasional paper series Paper 99 DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUP TRENDS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE USE OF VARIOUS LICIT AND ILLICIT DRUGS 1975–2022 Lloyd D. Johnston Richard A. Miech Megan E. Patrick Patrick M. O’Malley Jerald G. Bachman John E. Schulenberg Institute for Social Research The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUP TRENDS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN THE USE OF VARIOUS LICIT AND ILLICIT DRUGS 1975–2022 Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper 99 by Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D. Richard A. Miech, Ph. D. Megan E. Patrick, Ph.D. Patrick M. O’Malley, Ph. D. Jerald G. Bachman, Ph. D. John E. Schulenberg, Ph. D. The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Ann Arbor, MI Sponsored by: The National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health The Monitoring the Future project is supported by Grant Number R01DA001411 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The content of this occasional paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health. Public Domain Notice All materials appearing in this volume are in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied, whether in print or in non-print media including derivatives, in any reasonable manner, without permission from the authors. To modify the material, please contact the Monitoring the Future Project at [mtfinformation@umich.edu](mtfinformation@umich.edu) for verification of accuracy. Citation of the source is appreciated, including at least the following: Monitoring the Future, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Recommended Citation Johnston, L. D. , Miech, R. A. , Patrick, M. E. , O’Malley, P. M. , Bachman, J. G. , & Schulenberg, J. E. (2023) . Demographic subgroup trends among adolescents in the use of various licit and illicit drugs, 1975–2022. Monitoring the Future Occasional Paper No. 99. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. Institute for Social Research The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Published July 2023 CONTENTS Demographic Subgroup Trends Among Adolescents in the Use of Various Licit and Illicit Drugs, 1975–2022 LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................5 LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... 19 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................21 FIGURES ......................................................................................................................................22 DEFINITION OF BACKGROUND AND DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUPS [This information also appears as Appendix B of Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975–2022: Secondary School Students] .....................................490 TRENDS BY SUBGROUP: SUPPLEMENTAL TABLES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS [These tables complement Appendix C of Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975–2022: Secondary School Students] .................................................494 TABLES......................................................................................................................................495 LIST OF FIGURES GIVING DEMOGRAPHIC SUBGROUP TRENDS NOTE: The lists of figures and tables provided below contain clickable links to all graphics and tables in the paper. Any Illicit Drug: Trends in Annual Prevalence By Gender (Figure 1) ..................................................................................................................... 22 By College Plans (Figure 2) ...........................................................

FAQs

What time span does this report cover for adolescent drug use trends?

It covers trends from 1975 to 2022.

Which kinds of drug use measures and categories are included?

The contents specify trends for various licit and illicit drugs, including any illicit drug, any illicit drug other than marijuana, and marijuana lifetime prevalence, among others listed by figures.

How are demographic subgroup trends broken down in the report?

Trends are presented by subgroup dimensions such as gender, college plans, region, population density, average parents’ education level, and race/ethnicity.

Oct 15, 2026

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