High school students COVID-19 pandemic drug consumption by race U.S. 2021

As of 2021, almost 37 percent of white, non Hispanic high school students in the U.S. agreed or strongly agreed that they used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic than before it started, compared to about 32 percent of black, non-Hispanic high school students. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. high school students who agreed or strongly agreed that they used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by race and ethnicity.

Percentage of U.S. high school students who used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by race and ethnicity

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January to June, 2021

Number of respondents

7,705 respondents

Special properties

from grade 9 to grade 12

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: Do you agree or disagree that you used drugs more during the COVID-19 pandemic than before it started? (Count using marijuana, synthetic marijuana, cocaine, prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription, and other illegal drugs.)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic results are suppressed because n<30.

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