Youth Pain Reliever Misuse

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Percent of Total All Grades Students Reporting Any Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months, 2016: by Region

PercentCompare to State Average: 3.2%
Minnesota3.2%Barchart image
East Central3.5%Barchart image
Metro3.2%Barchart image
Non-Metro3.2%Barchart image
Northwest3.3%Barchart image
Northeast3.1%Barchart image
Southeast2.9%Barchart image
Southwest2.9%Barchart image
West Central3.5%Barchart image

About the Indicator: Drug consumption by youth is measured here as the number of students reporting any abuse of prescription drugs in the past 12 months.  Students were asked whether they used Oxycodone, OxyContin (oxy), Percocet, Percodan, Vicodin or other pain relievers not prescribed for them by a doctor.  N/A or * indicates that the data are unavailable or were not collected.

In 2010, reported past 12 month prescription pain reliever use among 12th graders was similar in Minnesota to the national average (rate ratio = 1.02:1.00).  States rates are from the Minnesota Student Survey; national rates are from Monitoring the Future (MTF).