This statistic shows the percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2018-2019. As of that time, around one percent of students in grades 7 to 12 had used oxycodone to get high in the past year.
Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2018-2019
* Stimulants used to get high include at least one of following: medicine to treat ADHD (Ritalin®, Concerta®, Adderall®, Dexedrine®) and other stimulants (uppers and bennies). ** Pain relievers used to get high include at least one of the following: oxycodone, fentanyl or other prescribed pain relievers (codeine, morphine, Tylenol 3®, etc.). *** Psychoactive pharmaceutical drugs used to get high include at least one of the following: Tranquilizers or Sedatives (tranqs, downers); Stimulants (uppers, bennies) or ADHD treatment; Pain Relievers (oxycodone, fentanyl or other prescribed pain relievers (codeine, morphine, Tylenol 3®, etc.)).
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, from October 2018 to June 2019. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Government of Canada. (December 31, 2019). Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2018-2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/812747/past-year-medication-misuse-among-students-canada/
Government of Canada. "Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2018-2019." Chart. December 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812747/past-year-medication-misuse-among-students-canada/
Government of Canada. (2019). Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2018-2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812747/past-year-medication-misuse-among-students-canada/
Government of Canada. "Percentage of Canadian Students in Grades 7 to 12 Who Used Select Medications to Get High in The past Year as of 2018-2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812747/past-year-medication-misuse-among-students-canada/
Government of Canada, Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2018-2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812747/past-year-medication-misuse-among-students-canada/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2018-2019 [Graph], Government of Canada, December 31, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/812747/past-year-medication-misuse-among-students-canada/
