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Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015

Percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2015

The data displays the percentage of Canadian students in grades 7 to 12 who used select medications to get high in the past year as of 2015. As of that time, around 1% of students in grades 7 to 12 had used oxycodone to get high in the past year.

Tranquilizers	1
All stimulants	2
Treatment for ADHD (stimulants)	1.7
Other stimulants	0.9
All pain relievers	2.6
Oxycodone	1
Fentanyl	0.4
Other prescribed pain relievers	2.3
All phamaceuticals	3.7
Sleeping medicine	1.2
Dextromethorphan	1.4
Gravol	1.3

Medication abuse in the past year among Canadian students as of 2015

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