"In 2023, 12% of high school students had ever misused prescription opioids, defined as taking prescription pain medicine, such as codeine, Vicodin, OxyContin, Hydrocodone, or Percocet, without a doctor’s prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it. Female students were more likely than male students to have ever misused prescription opioids. White students were less likely than Black, Hispanic, and Multiracial students to have ever misused prescription opioids. LGBTQ+ students were more likely than cisgender and heterosexual students to have ever misused prescription opioids."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2013–2023. US Department of Health and Human Services; 2024.
