How many teens misuse prescription depressants?

The chart below shows the percentage of teens who say they misuse prescription depressants.

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Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Tranquilizers for 8th Graders, 10th Graders, and 12th Graders; 2020 (in percent)*
Drug Time Period 8th Graders 10th Graders 12th Graders
Tranquilizers Lifetime 3.9 4.9 7.0
Past Year 2.2 2.6 3.2
Past Month 1.1 [0.7] 1.0

* Data in brackets indicate statistically significant change from the previous year. Previous MTF Data

Explore teen substance use trends over time, by grade and substance with an interactive chart featuring Monitoring the Future data from 2016 to present.