Recent Facts About Drug Use In Montana
Montana 12th Graders Lifetime Marijuana Use
On how many occasions (if any) have you used marijuana/THC products (not including hemp) in your lifetime?
8th Graders
- 0 occasions: 89.7%
- 1-2 occasions: 3.3%
- 3-5 occasions: 2.0%
- 6-9 occasions: 1.1%
- 10-19 occasions: 0.8%
- 20-39 occasions: 0.9%
- 40+ occasions: 2.2%
10th Graders
- 0 occasions: 77.1%
- 1-2 occasions: 5.6%
- 3-5 occasions: 2.0%
- 6-9 occasions: 2.7%
- 10-19 occasions: 2.7%
- 20-39 occasions: 2.1%
- 40+ occasions: 7.8%
12th Graders
- 0 occasions: 56.6%
- 1-2 occasions: 10.3%
- 3-5 occasions: 6.6%
- 6-9 occasions: 3.7%
- 10-19 occasions: 5.7%
- 20-39 occasions: 3.3%
- 40+ occasions: 13.7%
2024 Montana Prevention Needs Assessment, pg. 30.
Montana Middle and High School Students' Lifetime Prescription Drug Misuse
On how many occasions (if any) have you used narcotic prescription drugs (such as OxyContin, methadone, morphine, codeine, Demerol, Vicodin, Percocet, Fentanyl) without a doctor telling you to take them, in your lifetime?
8th Graders
- 0 occasions: 99.2%
- 1-2 occasions: 0.5%
- 3-5 occasions: 0.0%
- 6-9 occasions: 0.0%
- 10-19 occasions: 0.1%
- 20-39 occasions: 0.1%
- 40+ occasions: 0.1%
10th Graders
- 0 occasions: 98.5%
- 1-2 occasions: 0.9%
- 3-5 occasions: 0.3%
- 6-9 occasions: 0.0%
- 10-19 occasions: 0.1%
- 20-39 occasions: 0.0%
- 40+ occasions: 0.1%
12th Graders
- 0 occasions: 98.3%
- 1-2 occasions: 0.9%
- 3-5 occasions: 0.3%
- 6-9 occasions: 0.2%
- 10-19 occasions: 0.1%
- 20-39 occasions: 0.1%
- 40+ occasions: 0.1%
2024 Montana Prevention Needs Assessment, pg. 34.
Montana 12th Graders cocaine or crack use during lifetime
On how many occasions (if any) have used cocaine or crack in your lifetime?
8th Graders
- 0 occasions: 99.5%
- 1-2 occasions: 0.2%
- 3-5 occasions: 0.2%
- 6-9 occasions: 0.0%
- 10-19 occasions: 0.0%
- 20-39 occasions: 0.0%
- 40+ occasions: 0.1%
10th Graders
- 0 occasions: 98.9%
- 1-2 occasions: 0.8%
- 3-5 occasions: 0.1%
- 6-9 occasions: 0.0%
- 10-19 occasions: 0.0%
- 20-39 occasions: 0.0%
- 40+ occasions: 0.1%
12th Graders
- 0 occasions: 98.7%
- 1-2 occasions: 0.9%
- 3-5 occasions: 0.0%
- 6-9 occasions: 0.0%
- 10-19 occasions: 0.2%
- 20-39 occasions: 0.1%
- 40+ occasions: 0.0%
2024 Montana Prevention Needs Assessment, pg. 31.
Monitoring The Future Survey
National Youth Statistics (2025)
