Revised December 2012 This year's Monitoring the Future Survey
raises concerns about increases in drug use among the Nation's
teens, particularly the youngest. Read the full description of
Percentage of U.S. 12th Grade Students Reporting Past Month Use
of Cigarettes and Marijuana, 1975 to 2009. - Daily Marijuana use
increased among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from 2009 to 2010.
Among 12th graders it was at its highest point since the early
1980's at 6.1%. This year, perceived risk of regular marijuana
use also declined among 10th and 12th graders suggesting future
trends in use may continue upward. - In addition, most measures
of marijuana use increased among 8th graders between 2009 and
2010 (past year, past month, and daily), paralleling softening
attitudes for the last 2 years about the risk of using
marijuana. - Marijuana use is now ahead of cigarette smoking on
some measures (due to decreases in smoking and recent increases
in marijuana use). In 2010, 21.4 percent of high school seniors
used marijuana in