2003 MTF Key Findings

Adolescent Alcohol Use Statistics

Monitoring the Future Survey

National Results on Adolescent Drug Use

Key Alcohol Findings 2003

Monitoring the Future is a long-term study of American students and young adults, conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research and supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. According to the 2003 survey, alcohol continues to be the most widely abused drug among adolescents in the United States.

Percentage of Alcohol Use by 8th, 10th, and 12th Grade Students, 2003

Alcohol Use		8th Grade	10th Grade	12th Grade
Lifetime Use	Any Use	45.6	66.0	76.6
Lifetime Use	Been Drunk	20.3	42.4	58.1
Annual Use	Any Use	37.2	59.3	70.1
Annual Use	Been Drunk	14.5	34.7	48.0
30-Day Use	Any Use	19.7	35.4	47.5
30-Day Use	Been Drunk	6.7	18.2	30.9
5+ Drinks in a Row in the Last 2 Weeks		11.9	22.2	27.9