A survey conducted in 2021 found that around 2.5 percent of high school students in the United States had used cocaine at least once in their lifetime. Those from an American Indian or Native Alaskan background were more likely to have tried cocaine, while Black and Asian high school students were less likely to have tried cocaine.
Share of high school students who have used cocaine at least once in the United States as of 2021, by race and ethnicity
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students who have used cocaine at least once in the United States as of 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222514/us-students-who-used-cocaine-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of high school students who have used cocaine at least once in the United States as of 2021, by race and ethnicity." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222514/us-students-who-used-cocaine-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. (2023). Share of high school students who have used cocaine at least once in the United States as of 2021, by race and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222514/us-students-who-used-cocaine-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC. "Share of High School Students Who Have Used Cocaine at Least Once in The United States as of 2021, by Race and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222514/us-students-who-used-cocaine-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
CDC, Share of high school students who have used cocaine at least once in the United States as of 2021, by race and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/222514/us-students-who-used-cocaine-by-gender-and-ethnicity/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Share of high school students who have used cocaine at least once in the United States as of 2021, by race and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222514/us-students-who-used-cocaine-by-gender-and-ethnicity/