Figure 2.7 is a bar chart depicting the past month illicit drug use among youths aged 12 to 17 by gender in 2002. Past month any illicit drug use was 12.3 percent among males and 10.9 percent among females. Past month marijuana use was 9.1 percent among males and 7.2 percent among females. Past month psychotherapeutics use was 3.6 percent among males and 4.3 percent among females.