Original question: Do you agree or disagree that you used drugs more during the COVID-19 pandemic than before it started? (Count using marijuana, synthetic marijuana, cocaine, prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription, and other illegal drugs.)
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U.S. high school students who used more drugs during COVID, as of 2021, by gender
As of 2021, around 33 percent of male high school students in the U.S. agreed or strongly agreed that they used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic than before it started, compared to around 30 percent of female high school students. This statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. high school students who agreed or strongly agreed that they used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by gender.
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CDC. (April 1, 2022). Percentage of U.S. high school students who used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1322541/drug-consumption-us-high-school-students-during-covid-pandemic-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. high school students who used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by gender." Chart. April 1, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1322541/drug-consumption-us-high-school-students-during-covid-pandemic-by-gender/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of U.S. high school students who used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1322541/drug-consumption-us-high-school-students-during-covid-pandemic-by-gender/
CDC. "Percentage of U.S. High School Students Who Used More Drugs during The Covid-19 Pandemic as of 2021, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Apr 2022, /statistics/1322541/drug-consumption-us-high-school-students-during-covid-pandemic-by-gender/
CDC, Percentage of U.S. high school students who used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1322541/drug-consumption-us-high-school-students-during-covid-pandemic-by-gender/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. high school students who used more drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic as of 2021, by gender [Graph], CDC, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1322541/drug-consumption-us-high-school-students-during-covid-pandemic-by-gender/
