Youth Pain Reliever Misuse

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Number of Total 8th Students Reporting Any Use of Prescription Pain Relievers Not Prescribed for Them by Their Doctor within the Past 12 Months, 1995 - 2017: by Region

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Minnesota8th*909.0
East Central8th*125.0
Metro8th*474.0
Non-Metro8th*435.0
Northwest8th*50.0
Northeast8th*36.0
Southeast8th*69.0
Southwest8th*88.0
West Central8th*67.0

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).