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Illegal Drug Use: Prevalence
- Percent of persons 12 years of age and over with any illicit drug use in the past month: 8.0% (2008)
- Percent of persons 12 years of age and over with marijuana use in the past month: 6.1% (2008)
- Percent of persons 12 years of age and over with any nonmedical use of a psychotherapeutic drug in the past month: 2.5% (2008)
Source: Health, United States, 2010, table 61
The prevalence of substance use in 2010 among 9th and 12th graders
was compared across substances based on students’ reports of use during
the last 12 months. Sixth graders were asked only about a subset of the
substances and were excluded from this comparison. Alcohol was
used by a larger percentage of youth (31.1% of 9th graders and 55.3% of
12th graders) than any other substances in 2010.
Marijuana (link to Marijuana Page) was the second most used substance with 14.9% of 9th graders and 30.6% of 12th graders reporting its use.
Various prescription drugs (link to prescription drug page) (pain relievers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, and ADHD drugs, such as Ritalin) were reported as the next most used substances by both 9th and 12th graders.
Across all the substances, a higher percentage of 12th graders than 9th graders reported using them except inhalants (link to inhalant page), which were more popular among 9th graders than 12th graders.
From: Minnesota Student Survey Trends 1992-2010
Other Information:
Aitkin
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