Substance Use
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Recent Facts About Drug Usage
Past-year misuse of Vicodin® and OxyContin® among 12th graders has dropped dramatically in the past 15 years, from 10.5 percent in 2003 to 1.7 percent in 2018 for Vicodin®, and from 4.5 percent in 2003 to 2.3 percent in 2018 for OxyContin®.
Past-year misuse of prescription/over-the-counter drugs among 12th graders
- Sedatives/Tranquilizers: 5.0%
- Adderall®: 4.6%
- Opioids: 3.4%
- Cough/cold medicine: 3.4%
- Ritalin®: 0.9%
Past-year use of illicit drugs among 12th graders in 2018
- Marijuana/hashish: 35.9%
- Synthetic cannabinoids*: 3.5%
- LSD: 3.2%
- Cocaine: 2.3%
- MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly): 2.2%
- Inhalants: 1.6%
- Heroin: 0.4%
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