Monitoring the Future Panel Study annual report: National data on substance use among adults ages 19 to 60, 1976-2022
Young Adult Substance Use Prevalence and Trends over the past 1, 5, and 10 years.For example, smoking in the past 30 days decreased by more than two-thirds, from 28.8% in 2004 to 8.5% in 2022.• Alcohol use: Measures of drinking in the past 30 days, daily drinking, and binge drinking have decreased over the past 10 years.• Narcotics (opioids): Narcotics other than heroin and OxyContin were at record low levels among young adults in 2022.Heroin and Vicodin were close to all-time low levels in 2022.• Sedatives and tranquilizers: Use of sedatives and tranquilizers in the past 12 months were at record low levels of 1.4% and 2.2%, respectively, in 2022. Chapter 4: College and Noncollege Young Adult Substance Use• There has been convergence between college and noncollege young adults, and between men and women, in binge drinking.In 2022 there were no significant differences in binge drinking by college status or sex.'88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 PERCENT YEAR OF ADMINISTRATIONAge 19-30 Age 35-50 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 PERCENT YEAR OF ADMINISTRATIONAge 19-30 Age 35-50 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 PERCENT