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

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

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, by gender. As of that time, around 1.2% of male students and 0.8% of female students had used oxycodone to get high in the past year.

Tranquilizers	1.2	0.8
All stimulants	2.2	1.9
Treatment for ADHD (stimulants)	1.9	1.4
Other stimulants	0.9	1
All pain relievers	2.5	2.6
Oxycodone	1.2	0.8
Fentanyl	0.6	0.3
Other prescribed pain relievers	2.2	2.3
All phamaceuticals	3.6	3.9
Sleeping medicine	1.1	1.2
Dextromethorphan	1.3	1.4
Gravol	1.2	1.3

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

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