Around .6 percent of U.S. respondents in grades 8, 10, and 12 in 2023 stated that they used Ritalin within that year. Ritalin is a drug typically used to treat hyperactivity. It is considered a stimulant and works on the central nervous system. This statistic shows the annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined, from 2001 to 2023.
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Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2023
Monitoring the Future is an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults. Each year, a total of approximately 50,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students are surveyed (12th graders since 1975, and 8th and 10th graders since 1991).
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NIDA, & NIH. (May 31, 2024). Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA, und NIH. "Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2023." Chart. May 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA, NIH. (2024). Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA, and NIH. "Annual Prevalence of Use of Ritalin for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined from 2001 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
NIDA & NIH, Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/ (last visited June 20, 2025)
Annual prevalence of use of Ritalin for grades 8, 10, and 12 combined from 2001 to 2023 [Graph], NIDA, & NIH, May 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/696531/us-annual-prevalence-of-ritalin-use-in-grades-8-10-12-since-2001/
