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The article presents statistics in the form of tables on the basis of a 30 day survey of 8th, 10th and 12th grade students of the U.S regarding the use of various drugs including tobacco, steroids and alcohol.

The article discusses the summary and key findings of Monitoring the Future study of illicit drug use in 8th to 12 the grade students in the U.S. since 2014. It is designed to detect age effects, secular trends, and cohort effects on drug use and related attitudes and beliefs. It states that there is a decline in the use of licit and illicit drugs like marijuana has come down by 1.6% and psychotherapeutic drugs by 13.9%. It is mentioned that tobacco and alcohol consumption is at a record low.

The article provides information on smokeless tobacco in the form of chew and snuff, and decreasing trends of its use among 8th, 10th and 12th graders in the U.S since the mid 1990s. According to a 30 day survey of 2014, males are more inclined to smokeless tobacco than female students. It also discusses the increasing perceived physiological risks of smokeless tobacco since 1995 and the decreasing disapproval trend among the 8th and 10th graders since 2008.

The article provides information on trends in the use of steroids among students from 8th grade to 12th grade in the year 2014, the perceived physiological risk of using them by the 8th to 10th grade students and the disapproval of steroid use during 1998 to 2008. Graphs pertaining to the high availability of steroids prior to 2002 and the decreasing trends of availability in 2014 are also presented.

The article gives information on the trends of smoking small cigars and tobacco using a water pipe hookah, among 12th grade students in the U.S., separately for the years 2010 and 2014, along with details on laws and regulations imposed by the government on small cigars.

The article gives information on battery-powered devices called electronic cigarettes with a heating element to produce aerosols and the trends in its usage by the 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in 2014, along with the perceived risks like nicotine addiction, on the basis of a 30 day survey.

The article discusses the use of specific drugs like marijuana and heroin, by school going students in the U.S. It also presents the trends of new drugs, including Phencyclidine and nitrite inhalant, and the rediscovery of old ones such as methamphetamine and Lysergic acid diethylamide. The article also suggests that reducing the initial grace period for new drugs where the consequences of use are unknown can minimize the damage of drug abuse.

The article gives information on the declining trend of smoking cigarettes among 8th, 10th and 12th grade students from 1976 to 2014. The perceived physiological risk of smoking cigarettes, which was highest during 2012 among the 12th grade students is mentioned. The disapproval rates of smoking are higher in lower grade levels since 1997 and has an increasing trend in 2014 for upper grades. The article also discusses the availability of cigarettes among 8th and 10th graders since 1996.

The article presents a study on the use of the drug Ecstasy (MDMA) and other club drugs like rohypnol and GHB, among 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students in the U.S. The article presents topics such as the trends in the use of ecstasy, the perceived risk in its use, disapproval of its use, and the availability of the drug. The article also presents charts on all these four trends, dating from 1974 to 2014.

The article the aspects of use of crack cocaine in 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in the U.S. by a survey conducted by Monitoring the Future (MTF), a research organization. Charts are presented which show a steady decline in crack cocaine use from 1986 to 2014. Also, it mentions a rise in perceived risk assessment, as it was considered the most dangerous illicit drug, while the disapproval rate is steady and availability of crack is in decline.

The article discusses aspects of the use narcotic drugs other than heroin, including OxyContin and Vicodin in 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in the U.S. from a survey conducted by Monitoring the Future (MTF). A chart is presented showing trends is the use of narcotic drug other than heroin of 12th graders from 1974 to 2014 indicates steady decline. Also, charts showing Oxycontin use are stable since 2002 while Vicodin use of declining and availability is also declining.

The article discusses the aspects use of drugs Methamphetamine and Crystal Methamphetamine, a subclass of amphetamine in 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in U. S. from a survey conducted by Monitoring the Future (MTF). A chart is presented which shows trends in the use of Crystal Methamphetamine in 12th grade student is in decline since its high of 3% in 1998. Also, a cohort analysis conducted indicates a rise in perceived risk and drug availability on decline.

The article discusses statistics of heroin use in U.S. secondary school students from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey at the University of Michigan. Charts are presented showing trends in heroin use from 1974 to 2014, as well as perceived risk assessment, disapproval of heroin use by students, and the availability of the drug.

The article presents aspects of the use of amphetamines, a psychotherapeutic stimulant, in 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in the U.S. in a survey conducted by Monitoring the Future (MTF), a research organization. A chart is presented which shows that from 1970's use of Amphetamines rose when it hit a peak in 1981, but since then has showed a steady decline to 2014. Also, it states that perceived risk assessment is on the rise among 12th grader and drug availability is in decline.

The article discusses study and design methods implemented by Monitoring the Future surveys that measure drug usage in 8th to 12th graders in the U.S. It states that in 2014, about 41,600 students in 377 schools participated in the study and that questionnaires to determine drug abuse in student are administered by University of Michigan staff members. The questions, measure the perceived risk, disapproval and perceived availability in use of marijuana, alcohol, and other abused substances

An introduction to the journal Monitoring the Future (MTF) is presented which surveys drug usage in 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in the U.S. conducted by University of Michigan, discusses various reports in the journal including study and design methods, trends and statistics in drug use.