Table 232.65.

Percentages of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders reporting use and availability of heroin and narcotics other than heroin, by grade and recency of use: Selected years, 1995 through 2017

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Grade and recency of use	1995		2000		2005		2010		2011		2012			2013		2014			2015			2016			2017
1	2		3		4		5		6		7			8		9			10			11			12
8th-graders
Ever used
Heroin1	2.3	(0.16)	1.9	(0.15)	1.5	(0.13)	1.3	(0.13)	1.2	(0.12)	0.8		(0.10)	1.0	(0.12)	0.9		(0.11)	0.5		(0.08)	0.5		(0.08)	0.7		(0.10)
With a needle	1.5	(0.13)	1.1	(0.11)	1.0	(0.11)	0.9	(0.11)	0.8	(0.10)	0.6		(0.09)	0.6	(0.09)	0.8		(0.10)	0.3		(0.06)	0.3		(0.06)	0.4		(0.07)
Without a needle	1.5	(0.13)	1.3	(0.12)	0.9	(0.10)	0.7	(0.10)	0.7	(0.09)	0.5		(0.08)	0.5	(0.08)	0.4		(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.4		(0.07)	0.5		(0.08)
Narcotics other than     heroin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Used during past 12 months
Heroin1	1.4	(0.11)	1.1	(0.10)	0.8	(0.08)	0.8	(0.09)	0.7	(0.08)	0.5		(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.5		(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.3		(0.05)	0.3		(0.05)
With a needle	0.9	(0.09)	0.6	(0.07)	0.6	(0.07)	0.6	(0.08)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4		(0.06)	0.3	(0.06)	0.4		(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2		(0.04)	0.2		(0.04)
Without a needle	0.8	(0.08)	0.7	(0.08)	0.5	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4	(0.06)	0.3		(0.05)	0.3	(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2		(0.04)	0.3		(0.05)
Narcotics other than     heroin2,3	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
OxyContin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	1.8	(0.17)	2.1	(0.19)	1.8	(0.17)	1.6		(0.16)	2.0	(0.19)	1.0		(0.13)	0.8		(0.12)	0.9		(0.12)	0.8		(0.12)
Vicodin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	2.6	(0.25)	2.7	(0.26)	2.1	(0.23)	1.3		(0.18)	1.4	(0.19)	1.0		(0.16)	0.9		(0.16)	0.8		(0.14)	0.7		(0.13)
Used during past 30 days
Heroin1	0.6	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4	(0.06)	0.4	(0.06)	0.2		(0.04)	0.3	(0.06)	0.3		(0.06)	0.1	!	(0.03)	0.2		(0.04)	0.2		(0.04)
With a needle	0.4	(0.06)	0.3	(0.05)	0.3	(0.05)	0.3	(0.05)	0.2	(0.04)	0.2		(0.04)	0.2	(0.05)	0.2		(0.05)	0.1	!	(0.03)	0.1		(0.03)	0.2		(0.04)
Without a needle	0.3	(0.05)	0.3	(0.05)	0.2	(0.04)	0.2	(0.04)	0.2	(0.04)	0.1	!	(0.03)	0.2	(0.05)	0.1	!	(0.03)	0.1	!	(0.03)	0.1		(0.03)	0.2		(0.04)
Narcotics other than     heroin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Fairly easy or very easy to get
Heroin	21.1	(0.63)	16.5	(0.58)	13.2	(0.52)	11.6	(0.51)	9.9	(0.47)	9.4		(0.47)	10.0	(0.49)	8.6		(0.47)	7.8		(0.44)	8.9		(0.44)	8.1		(0.44)
Narcotics other than     heroin	20.3	(0.54)	15.6	(0.49)	12.9	(0.45)	14.6	(0.49)	12.3	(0.45)	10.6		(0.43)	9.7	(0.42)	9.2		(0.42)	8.8		(0.41)	8.9		(0.38)	8.9		(0.40)
10th-graders
Ever used
Heroin1	1.7	(0.14)	2.2	(0.17)	1.5	(0.14)	1.3	(0.13)	1.2	(0.13)	1.1		(0.12)	1.0	(0.12)	0.9		(0.12)	0.7		(0.09)	0.6		(0.09)	0.4		(0.08)
With a needle	1.0	(0.11)	1.0	(0.12)	0.8	(0.10)	0.8	(0.10)	0.8	(0.10)	0.7		(0.10)	0.7	(0.10)	0.6		(0.10)	0.5		(0.08)	0.5		(0.08)	0.3		(0.07)
Without a needle	1.1	(0.11)	1.7	(0.15)	1.1	(0.12)	0.9	(0.11)	0.8	(0.10)	0.8		(0.10)	0.7	(0.10)	0.5		(0.09)	0.4		(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.3		(0.07)
Narcotics other than     heroin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Used during past 12 months
Heroin1	1.1	(0.10)	1.4	(0.12)	0.9	(0.09)	0.8	(0.09)	0.8	(0.09)	0.6		(0.08)	0.6	(0.08)	0.5		(0.08)	0.5		(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)
With a needle	0.6	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4		(0.06)	0.5	(0.08)	0.4		(0.07)	0.2		(0.04)	0.3		(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)
Without a needle	0.8	(0.08)	1.1	(0.11)	0.7	(0.08)	0.6	(0.08)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4		(0.06)	0.4	(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.3		(0.05)	0.2		(0.05)	0.1	!	(0.03)
Narcotics other than     heroin2,3	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
OxyContin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	3.2	(0.22)	4.6	(0.27)	3.9	(0.26)	3.0		(0.22)	3.4	(0.26)	3.0		(0.24)	2.6		(0.21)	2.1		(0.19)	2.2		(0.20)
Vicodin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	5.9	(0.37)	7.7	(0.43)	5.9	(0.39)	4.4		(0.33)	4.6	(0.37)	3.4		(0.32)	2.5		(0.25)	1.7		(0.21)	1.5		(0.21)
Used during past 30 days
Heroin1	0.6	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4	(0.06)	0.4	(0.06)	0.4		(0.06)	0.3	(0.06)	0.4		(0.07)	0.2		(0.04)	0.2		(0.05)	0.1	!	(0.03)
With a needle	0.3	(0.05)	0.3	(0.06)	0.3	(0.05)	0.2	(0.04)	0.2	(0.04)	0.2		(0.04)	0.2	(0.05)	0.3		(0.06)	0.1	!	(0.03)	0.2		(0.05)	0.1	!	(0.03)
Without a needle	0.3	(0.05)	0.4	(0.06)	0.3	(0.05)	0.3	(0.05)	0.2	(0.04)	0.2		(0.04)	0.2	(0.05)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2		(0.04)	0.1	!	(0.03)	0.1	!	(0.03)
Narcotics other than     heroin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—	(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)	—		(†)
Fairly easy or very easy to get
Heroin	24.6	(0.77)	22.3	(0.81)	19.3	(0.72)	14.5	(0.66)	13.2	(0.64)	11.9		(0.61)	11.9	(0.66)	10.9		(0.63)	11.0		(0.58)	10.6		(0.59)	10.6		(0.62)
Narcotics other than     heroin	27.8	(0.73)	27.2	(0.79)	23.6	(0.70)	28.7	(0.77)	25.0	(0.75)	24.3		(0.74)	22.5	(0.77)	18.8		(0.72)	19.2		(0.66)	16.8		(0.65)	17.7		(0.70)
12th-graders
Ever used
Heroin1	1.6	(0.14)	2.4	(0.19)	1.5	(0.14)	1.6	(0.15)	1.4	(0.14)	1.1		(0.13)	1.0	(0.13)	1.0		(0.13)	0.8		(0.11)	0.7		(0.11)	0.7		(0.11)
With a needle	0.7	(0.10)	0.8	(0.11)	0.9	(0.11)	1.1	(0.12)	0.9	(0.11)	0.7		(0.10)	0.7	(0.11)	0.8		(0.11)	0.6		(0.10)	0.5		(0.09)	0.4		(0.08)
Without a needle	1.4	(0.13)	2.4	(0.19)	1.3	(0.13)	1.4	(0.14)	1.3	(0.13)	0.8		(0.11)	0.9	(0.12)	0.7		(0.11)	0.7		(0.10)	0.6		(0.10)	0.4		(0.08)
Narcotics other than     heroin2	7.2	(0.35)	10.6	(0.46)	12.8	(0.47)	13.0	(0.48)	13.0	(0.48)	12.2		(0.48)	11.1	(0.48)	9.5		(0.45)	8.4		(0.42)	7.8		(0.42)	6.8		(0.38)
Used during past 12 months
Heroin1	1.1	(0.10)	1.5	(0.13)	0.8	(0.09)	0.9	(0.10)	0.8	(0.09)	0.6		(0.08)	0.6	(0.08)	0.6		(0.08)	0.5		(0.08)	0.3		(0.06)	0.4		(0.07)
With a needle	0.5	(0.07)	0.4	(0.07)	0.5	(0.07)	0.7	(0.09)	0.6	(0.08)	0.4		(0.07)	0.4	(0.07)	0.5		(0.08)	0.3		(0.06)	0.3		(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)
Without a needle	1.0	(0.10)	1.6	(0.14)	0.8	(0.09)	0.8	(0.09)	0.7	(0.09)	0.4		(0.07)	0.4	(0.07)	0.5		(0.08)	0.4		(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)
Narcotics other than     heroin2,3	4.7	(0.27)	7.0	(0.36)	9.0	(0.38)	8.7	(0.38)	8.7	(0.38)	7.9		(0.37)	7.1	(0.37)	6.1		(0.35)	5.4		(0.32)	4.8		(0.32)	4.2		(0.29)
OxyContin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	5.5	(0.30)	5.1	(0.30)	4.9	(0.29)	4.3		(0.28)	3.6	(0.27)	3.3		(0.26)	3.7		(0.27)	3.4		(0.27)	2.7		(0.23)
Vicodin2	—	(†)	—	(†)	9.5	(0.48)	8.0	(0.45)	8.1	(0.46)	7.5		(0.45)	5.3	(0.40)	4.8		(0.38)	4.4		(0.36)	2.9		(0.31)	2.0		(0.25)
Used during past 30 days
Heroin1	0.6	(0.08)	0.7	(0.09)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4	(0.06)	0.4	(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.3	(0.06)	0.4		(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)	0.3		(0.06)
With a needle	0.3	(0.05)	0.2	(0.05)	0.3	(0.06)	0.4	(0.06)	0.4	(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.2	(0.05)	0.3		(0.06)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2		(0.05)
Without a needle	0.6	(0.08)	0.7	(0.09)	0.5	(0.07)	0.4	(0.06)	0.4	(0.07)	0.2		(0.05)	0.2	(0.05)	0.4		(0.07)	0.3		(0.06)	0.1	!	(0.04)	0.2		(0.05)
Narcotics other than     heroin2	1.8	(0.14)	2.9	(0.19)	3.9	(0.21)	3.6	(0.20)	3.6	(0.20)	3.0		(0.19)	2.8	(0.19)	2.2		(0.17)	2.1		(0.16)	1.7		(0.16)	1.6		(0.15)
Fairly easy or very easy to get
Heroin	35.1	(1.46)	33.5	(1.60)	27.3	(1.48)	24.1	(1.35)	20.8	(1.30)	19.9		(1.30)	22.1	(1.41)	20.2		(1.37)	20.4		(1.34)	20.0		(1.40)	19.1		(1.40)
Narcotics other than     heroin	39.8	(1.65)	43.9	(1.85)	39.2	(1.79)	54.2	(1.73)	50.7	(1.76)	50.4		(1.78)	46.5	(1.86)	42.2		(1.85)	39.0		(1.78)	39.3		(1.88)	35.8		(1.88)

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

1 In the total for heroin use, students who reported using heroin both with a needle and without a needle were counted only once.

2 Only drug use not under a doctor's orders is included.

3 In addition to OxyContin and Vicodin, includes other types of narcotics not shown separately.

NOTE: Standard errors were calculated from formulas to perform trend analysis over an interval greater than 1 year (for example, a comparison between 1995 and 2000).

SOURCE: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future, selected years, 1995 through 2017, retrieved July 3, 2018, from http://monitoringthefuture.org/data/data.html. (This table was prepared July 2018.)