Drugs

Recent Facts About Drug Use in Yellowstone County

Yellowstone County Middle & High School Students' Lifetime Marijuana Use

During your life, how many times have you used marijuana?

  • 0 times: 396
  • 1-2 times: 46
  • 3-9 times: 51
  • 10-19 times: 22
  • 20-39 times: 21
  • 40-90 times: 17
  • 100+ times: 66

2023 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey: County-Level Data, pg. 47.

Yellowstone County Middle & High School Students' Lifetime Prescription Drug Misuse

During your life, how many times have you taken prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription or differently than how a doctor told you to use it?

  • 0 times: 534
  • 1-2 times: 46
  • 3-9 times: 22
  • 10-19 times: 9
  • 20-39 times: 8
  • 40+ times: 4

2023 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey: County-Level Data, pg. 50.

Yellowstone County Middle & High School Students' Lifetime Cocaine Use

During your life, how many times have you used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?

  • 0 times: 601
  • 1-2 times: 9
  • 3-9 times: 7
  • 10-19 times: 2
  • 20-39 times: 0
  • 40+ times: 6

2023 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey: County-Level Data, pg. 51.

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