In one study, nearly 13 percent of high school seniors
reported nonmedical use of prescription opioids.
Not exact matches
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
reports 20 % of people ages 12 and older have
used prescription drugs for
nonmedical reasons at least once in their lifetime.
Though nearly 8 percent of the students
reported nonmedical amphetamine
use and about 7 percent
reported nonmedical Adderall
use in the past year, about 29 percent of
nonmedical Adderall users
reported no
nonmedical amphetamine
use.
Students aged 18 and older, black students, and students with parents with lower education levels were more likely than others to
report no
nonmedical amphetamine
use, despite
reporting nonmedical Adderall
use, the study found.
More precisely, The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
reports «70 % of teens have tried alcohol by their senior year in high school, 50 % have abused an illegal drug, 40 % have smoked cigarettes, and 20 % have
used prescription drugs for recreational, or for
nonmedical purposes.»