Monitoring the Future Study (MTF)

The Monitoring Future Study (MTF) monitoring is sponsored by the Institute for Drug Abuse, Ministry of Health and Human Services, funded by the Institute of Social Research at the University of Michigan. MTF is a series of ongoing investigations designed to assess changes in American lifestyle, values, and preferences, such as drug use and related attitudes. MTF provides more detailed information on youth drug abuse, other major national drug use data sets, and national home drug abuse research (NHSDA).

Every year, the Future of Monitoring (MTF) research asks the 10th, 10th and 12th graders about drug abuse and related problems. MTF provides an estimate of the use of alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, and substances legally obtained only by prescription. This study includes non-medical data of amphetamine, stimulant (including Ritalin) and sedative (barbiturate). All these are illegal prescriptions in the United States. Survey respondents were asked to exclude prescription drugs that occurred under medical supervision in the response (National Institute for Drug Abuse and University of Michigan, 2007).

However, nationwide surveys and small group studies show that drinking is still common in adolescence. According to the 2005 MTF survey, for the American youth, three quarters of the 12th grade, more than two thirds of the 10th grade, and five grade five people each undergo an annual survey of about two years It is. Alcohol is being consumed. When young people drink alcohol they tend to concentrate on drinking, often drinking 4 to 5 drinks at once. According to MTF data, 11% of the students in the 8th grade, 22% in the 10th grade and 29% in the 12th grade are drinking many plots (or "overeating 1") in the past 2 weeks (6). (1) The Alcohol Abuse Prevention Association defines alcoholism as one mode of drinking, making the alcohol concentration in the blood 0.08 g or more. Drink more than 4 times in about 2 hours.

According to a survey of the Monitoring Future Survey (MTF) in 2017, the nationwide alcohol consumption of the 8th, 10th and 12th graders continued to decrease greatly. For third graders (8th, 10th and 12th graders), the percentage of students reporting alcohol consumption for lifetime, annual and past month was the lowest since the trial started (42%, 37% , And 20%). However, after years of steady decline, the trend of alcoholism (defined as five consecutive drinks in the past two weeks) seems to be stable in 2017, but still peak period Is significantly lower.