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

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

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 grade. As of that time, around 1.6% of students in grades 10 to 12 had used oxycodone to get high in the past year.

Tranquilizers	0.4	1.5
All stimulants	1.2	2.8
Treatment for ADHD (stimulants)	0.9	2.4
Other stimulants	0.6	1.2
All pain relievers	1.6	3.5
Oxycodone	0.4	1.6
Fentanyl	0.2	0.6
Other prescribed pain relievers	1.4	3
All phamaceuticals	2.4	5
Sleeping medicine	0.7	1.6
Dextromethorphan	0.9	1.8
Gravol	1.2	1.3

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

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