PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND STUDENT DRUG USE 2004‐2011 Acknowledgements Tremendous thanks go to Katarina Kujundzic, our Health Care Futures summer student, who was instrumental in the production of this report. Thanks also to Kathleen Brennan, Sterling Carruthers, Corinne Rowswell, Dr. David Sabapathy and Dr. Lamont Sweet for their thoughtful comments. This rep [...] In 2010‐11, 4.6% of students from grade 7‐12 reported using pain relievers to get high in the last 12 months. This did not differ from 2008‐09 when it was 4.8%. Pain Reliever Use in the Last 12 Months, PEI, 2008‐2010 40 Question: 12 Have you used pain relievers to get high in the last 12 months? 30 20 10 0 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grade 2008 2010 20 Student Drug Use Report 2013 Percent Per [...] Student Drug Use Report 2013 23 Percent Drug Use (excluding cannabis) Sedatives/Tranquilizers In 2010‐11, 2.0% of students from grade 7‐12 reported using sedatives/tranquilizers to get high in the last 12 months. This is has not changed since 2008‐09 when it was 1.9%. Slightly more males (2.5%) reported using sedatives/tranquilizers to get high in the last 12 months than [...] Student Drug Use Report 2013 27 Percent of students Drug Use (excluding cannabis) Amphetamines In 2010‐11, 4.0% of students from grade 7‐12 reported ever using amphetamines. Significantly more males (5.3%) reported using amphetamines than females (2.7%). In 2010‐11, the average age at which grade 12 students first used/tried amphetamines was 15.1 years old. St