Drug statistics

Nicotine Use in Wyoming

  • According to the 2023 HealthStat report from the Wyoming Department of Health, 24.4% of Wyoming high schoolers reported vaping (using ENDS — Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems) in the past 30 days
  • From a Wyoming-specific youth survey: ~40% of high school students had ever tried ENDS; 18% of those said they tried before age 13

Marijuana use in Wyoming Youth

  • According to the Wyoming Prevention Depot (from the Prevention Needs Assessment, PNA), 14% of students in grades 10 and 12 reported using marijuana at least once in the past 30 days (2022)
  • In younger grades (6 and 8), about 3.1% of students reported marijuana use in the past 30 days (2022)

  • Around 32% of 10th and 12th graders in Wyoming reported having two or more close friends who used marijuana in the past year. wyomingpreventiondepot.org

  • This social network effect (having friends who use) is a strong risk factor for youth marijuana use.

Opioid use in Wyoming Youth

  • According to the 2022–2023 NSDUH (State Estimates), for Wyoming youth aged 12–17, about 1.61% reported opioid misuse in the past year
  • In the same age group (12–17), the survey estimates 2.24% misused “prescription pain relievers” in the past year

(The Wyoming PNA survey asks about prescription drug misuse to get high in the past 30 days, but does not separate out which kinds of prescription drugs, so it’s not specific to opioids)

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