Cocaine Abuse Information

Approximately 65% of eighth graders, 72.4% of tenth graders, and 60.8% of twelfth graders surveyed in 2005 reported that taking powder cocaine occasionally was a "great risk."

Percent of Students Reporting Risk of Using Cocaine, 2005


Say "great risk" to:

8th Grade

10th Grade

12th Grade

Try crack once/twice

49.6%

57.0%

48.4%

Take crack occasionally

69.4

76.9

63.8

Try powder cocaine once/twice

44.2

51.3

46.2

Take powder cocaine occasionally

65.3

72.4

60.8

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also conducts a survey of high school students throughout the United States, the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). Among students surveyed in 2005, 7.6% reported using some form of cocaine at least one time during their life. 3.4% reported being current users of cocaine, meaning that they had used cocaine at least once during the past month.

Percent of Students Reporting Cocaine Use, 2001–2005

 

2001

2003

2005

Current use

4.2%

4.1%

3.4%

Lifetime use

9.4

8.7

7.6

During 2004, 9.5% of college students and 15.2% of young adults (ages 19–28) reported lifetime use of cocaine.

Percent of College Students/Young Adults Using Cocaine,
2003–2004


 

College Students

Young Adults

2003

2004

2003

2004

Past month

1.9%

2.4%

2.4%

2.2%

Past year

5.4

6.6

6.6

7.1

Lifetime

9.2

9.5

14.7

15.2


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