2005 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Continued Decline in Drug Use by Students

Overall, the 2005 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey showed good news. While there was no substantive change in any illicit drug use between 2004 and 2005, analysis of the survey revealed an almost 19 percent decline in past month use of any illicit drug by 8th, 10th, and 12th graders between 2001 and 2005. While the 2005 survey showed a continuing general decline in drug use, there are continued high rates of non-medical use of prescription medications, especially opioid painkillers. Also of concern is the significant increase in the use of sedatives/barbiturates among 12th graders since 2001.

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• 2005 Monitoring the Future Survey Press Conference

Speakers:

• Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Nora Volkow, M.D.
• Office of National Drug Control Policy, Director John P. Walters
• Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Karen Tandy
• Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), Ting-Kai Li, M.D.
• University of Michigan, Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D.

News Releases

• 2005 Monitoring the Future Survey Shows Continued Decline in Drug Use by Students
• Highlights of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's 2005 Monitoring the Future Survey
• Highlights of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's 2005 Monitoring the Future Survey (PowerPoint format 90 Kb)
• Monitoring the Future 2005 Full Press Release on Drug Use from the University of Michigan (PDF format 636 Kb)
• Monitoring the Future 2005 Full Press Release on Teen Smoking from the University of Michigan (PDF format 164 Kb)