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Students in grades 7 to 12 who reported having used cannabis in the last 12 months

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Table

Unit %

Academic Year 2025-2026 Academic Year 2024-2025 Academic Year 2023-2024 Academic Year 2022-2023 Academic Year 2021-2022 Academic Year 2018-2019 Academic Year 2015-2016
Province
New Brunswick
10.8
9.3 - 12.2
11.3
11.0 - 11.6
14.3
14.0 - 14.6
15.4
15.1 - 15.7
15.9
20.8
19.1
Health zones
Zone 1 - Moncton and South-East Area
9.0
6.6 - 11.3
9.5
9.0 - 10.0
12.1
11.6 - 12.6
13.1
12.6 - 13.7
13.6
19.7
17.8
Zone 2 - Fundy Shore and Saint John Area
11.7
8.7 - 14.6
12.8
12.1 - 13.4
15.8
15.1 - 16.5
16.6
15.9 - 17.3
17.5
24.3
20.1
Zone 3 - Fredericton and River Valley Area
12.0
8.6 - 15.5
13.2
12.5 - 13.8
16.3
15.6 - 17.0
17.3
16.5 - 18.0
17.3
21.0
20.2
Zone 4 - Madawaska and North-West Area
S
8.6
7.6 - 9.7
10.3
9.1 - 11.4
13.3
12.1 - 14.5
13.1
12.8
14.6
Zone 5 - Restigouche Area
13.9
9.8 - 18.0
11.9
10.2 - 13.6
17.1
15.0 - 19.2
18.7
16.6 - 20.8
18.4
22.5
16.9
Zone 6 - Bathurst and Acadian Peninsula Area
8.8
5.4 - 12.2
8.2
7.4 - 9.1
11.6
10.6 - 12.6
12.8
11.7 - 13.8
13.2
17.5
17.0
Zone 7 - Miramichi Area
14.7
9.8 - 19.7
14.6
13.3 - 15.9
17.7
16.3 - 19.2
20.2
18.6 - 21.7
21.6
23.2
25.9
Communities
Bathurst, Beresford, Petit-Rocher Area
11.3
5.8 - 16.7
11.0
9.6 - 12.4
13.4
11.8 - 15.0
15.1
13.4 - 16.8
14.1
21.7
15.5
Bouctouche, Richibucto, Saint-Antoine Area
14.1
6.5 - 21.8
15.5
13.7 - 17.3
18.2
16.3 - 20.1
17.2
15.2 - 19.1
20.3
26.5
23.5
Campbellton, Atholville, Tide Head Area
13.6
7.3 - 19.9
12.9
10.6 - 15.1
16.8
14.0 - 19.5
19.3
16.6 - 22.0
17.3
24.4
14.5
Caraquet, Paquetville, Bertrand Area
6.8
2.0 - 11.5
4.7
2.9 - 6.4
9.4
7.1 - 11.8
10.3
7.7 - 13.0
13.5
15.9
17.7
Dalhousie, Balmoral, Belledune Area
14.4
10.7 - 18.1
10.5
8.0 - 13.0
17.7
14.5 - 20.8
17.8
14.6 - 21.0
20.2
19.5
19.0
Dieppe and Memramcook
5.3
2.4 - 8.2
5.3
4.4 - 6.3
7.1
5.9 - 8.2
7.7
6.5 - 8.9
6.2
12.6
13.3
Douglas, Saint Marys, Doaktown Area
19.5
13.2 - 25.8
24.1
19.1 - 29.2
19.2
14.7 - 23.6
24.7
19.7 - 29.7
20.9
17.2
19.5
Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area
S
7.5
6.1 - 8.9
9.1
7.5 - 10.7
12.8
11.2 - 14.5
12.8
12.3
13.7
Florenceville-Bristol, Woodstock, Wakefield Area
12.4
7.2 - 17.5
12.1
10.6 - 13.5
14.9
13.2 - 16.5
17.5
15.7 - 19.3
18.2
19.7
18.4
Fredericton
9.2
4.4 - 14.1
10.2
9.3 - 11.1
14.6
13.6 - 15.6
16.1
15.0 - 17.2
14.5
19.9
14.0
Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
3.8
S
3.3
Grand Falls, Saint-Léonard, Drummond Area
9.1
7.5 - 10.7
10.1
8.2 - 12.1
12.2
10.1 - 14.3
13.5
11.4 - 15.5
12.5
10.9
14.4
Hillsborough, Riverside-Albert, Alma Area
28.7
28.7 - 28.7
18.0
11.2 - 24.8
25.9
20.4 - 31.3
27.3
21.3 - 33.3
24.5
30.7
20.0
Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer
S
9.5
6.6 - 12.4
10.1
7.2 - 13.1
14.7
11.1 - 18.4
16.2
16.4
18.7
Minto, Chipman, Cambridge-Narrows Area
23.8
17.9 - 29.7
18.8
15.4 - 22.1
23.8
20.0 - 27.5
23.1
19.3 - 26.8
23.4
18.2
23.0
Miramichi, Rogersville, Blackville Area
15.0
9.7 - 20.3
15.0
13.6 - 16.4
18.5
16.9 - 20.1
21.1
19.5 - 22.8
22.3
24.5
26.8
Moncton
6.9
3.5 - 10.3
6.9
6.3 - 7.5
11.1
10.3 - 11.8
11.9
11.2 - 12.7
12.1
18.2
16.2
Nackawic, McAdam, Canterbury Area
19.2
8.2 - 30.3
19.3
15.8 - 22.8
25.1
21.1 - 29.1
19.6
16.0 - 23.1
24.8
27.5
25.2
Neguac, Alnwick, Esgenoopetitj Area
12.3
10.1 - 14.5
10.0
6.6 - 13.4
10.9
7.5 - 14.3
11.9
8.1 - 15.7
15.8
10.2
14.4
New Maryland, Kingsclear, Lincoln Area
3.3
2.0 - 4.6
10.9
6.0 - 15.9
8.3
5.6 - 11.1
13.8
10.0 - 17.5
17.7
27.5
21.2
Oromocto, Gagetown, Fredericton Junction Area
14.7
4.1 - 25.3
14.7
12.9 - 16.5
17.8
15.9 - 19.6
16.7
14.9 - 18.5
18.7
24.4
26.5
Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock, Tobique Area
19.8
13.8 - 25.8
26.4
22.5 - 30.2
25.7
21.9 - 29.5
20.7
17.3 - 24.2
25.7
24.1
32.9
Quispamsis, Rothesay, Hampton Area
14.8
7.1 - 22.5
13.8
12.5 - 15.1
16.5
15.2 - 17.8
15.1
13.9 - 16.4
17.8
21.9
16.7
Riverview and Coverdale
9.2
4.2 - 14.2
10.3
8.9 - 11.8
10.3
8.7 - 12.0
15.5
13.7 - 17.4
15.6
21.7
21.3
Sackville, Dorchester, Port Elgin Area
14.9
5.4 - 24.3
20.9
18.0 - 23.8
18.3
15.5 - 21.2
17.3
14.3 - 20.4
20.2
20.4
21.4
Saint John, Simonds and Musquash
10.1
6.4 - 13.9
12.0
11.0 - 13.0
16.5
15.5 - 17.6
17.7
16.7 - 18.8
18.1
25.9
22.0
Salisbury and Petitcodiac
20.0
19.5 - 20.5
17.2
14.4 - 19.9
18.6
16.0 - 21.2
20.2
17.6 - 22.8
20.5
24.8
24.8
Shediac, Beaubassin East and Cap-Pelé
7.7
3.1 - 12.3
8.8
6.8 - 10.7
9.4
7.6 - 11.2
11.6
9.6 - 13.7
11.7
20.5
11.1
Shippagan, Lamèque, Inkerman Area
7.0
2.3 - 11.7
6.6
4.7 - 8.5
13.9
11.1 - 16.6
11.3
8.8 - 13.9
16.6
19.5
20.9
St. George, Grand Manan, Blacks Harbour Area
13.9
10.7 - 17.2
16.0
13.1 - 18.9
15.1
12.3 - 17.9
17.1
13.9 - 20.3
19.0
26.6
23.9
St. Stephen, Saint Andrews, Campobello Island Area
11.7
5.4 - 18.0
13.1
10.9 - 15.3
12.2
10.0 - 14.4
16.1
13.7 - 18.4
16.0
21.1
19.0
Sussex, Norton, Sussex Corner Area
11.3
6.9 - 15.7
10.5
8.5 - 12.5
16.0
13.7 - 18.3
17.0
14.8 - 19.3
17.5
29.6
20.9
Tracadie and Saint-Isidore
6.6
2.3 - 10.9
6.2
4.8 - 7.7
8.1
6.5 - 9.7
10.8
8.8 - 12.8
9.4
8.5
15.7
School districts
Anglophone East School District
10.5
7.6 - 13.4
10.2
9.6 - 10.9
13.4
12.6 - 14.1
15.2
14.4 - 15.9
15.4
21.4
19.6
Anglophone North School District
16.6
12.9 - 20.2
17.2
16.1 - 18.3
21.0
19.7 - 22.2
23.7
22.4 - 25.1
24.4
28.8
26.3
Anglophone South School District
11.9
8.8 - 14.9
13.0
12.3 - 13.7
16.0
15.3 - 16.7
16.8
16.1 - 17.5
17.9
24.7
20.3
Anglophone West School District
12.4
8.9 - 16.0
13.2
12.5 - 13.9
16.9
16.2 - 17.6
17.3
16.6 - 18.1
17.7
21.7
20.5
Anglophone sector
12.2
10.5 - 14.0
12.9
12.5 - 13.3
16.2
15.8 - 16.6
17.4
17.0 - 17.8
18.0
23.5
21.0
District scolaire francophone Nord-Est
8.4
6.0 - 10.8
7.0
6.3 - 7.8
10.6
9.7 - 11.6
11.1
10.1 - 12.0
12.3
15.0
15.6
District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest
S
8.6
7.5 - 9.8
10.0
8.8 - 11.3
13.4
12.1 - 14.7
13.0
12.3
14.0
District scolaire francophone Sud
5.7
4.0 - 7.4
6.5
5.8 - 7.1
8.4
7.7 - 9.0
8.9
8.2 - 9.6
9.1
14.3
13.2
Francophone sector
7.0
5.6 - 8.5
7.0
6.6 - 7.5
9.4
8.9 - 9.8
10.4
9.9 - 10.9
10.8
14.1
14.2
Grades
Grades 6 to 8
2.4
2.0 - 2.9
2.9
2.6 - 3.1
3.6
3.4 - 3.9
3.8
3.6 - 4.1
3.6
4.4
3.7
Grades 9 to 12
14.7
12.8 - 16.5
15.5
15.1 - 16.0
19.3
18.9 - 19.8
20.9
20.5 - 21.4
22.1
28.3
26.1
Gender
Female
10.5
8.8 - 12.2
10.8
10.4 - 11.2
15.0
14.5 - 15.4
16.1
15.6 - 16.6
17.1
n/a
n/a
Male
10.5
9.1 - 11.9
11.3
10.9 - 11.7
13.4
13.0 - 13.9
14.2
13.7 - 14.7
14.2
n/a
n/a
Non-binary
20.9
17.4 - 24.4
21.1
17.9 - 24.3
20.8
18.1 - 23.5
18.8
17.1 - 20.5
18.7
n/a
n/a
Sex at birth
Female
10.7
9.0 - 12.3
11.1
10.7 - 11.5
15.1
14.6 - 15.5
16.2
15.7 - 16.6
17.2
20.1
n/a
Male
10.6
9.2 - 11.9
11.2
10.8 - 11.6
13.2
12.8 - 13.7
14.4
14.0 - 14.9
14.4
21.6
n/a
2SLGBTQIA+ status
2SLGBTQIA+
16.3
14.5 - 18.2
16.8
15.8 - 17.8
21.1
20.1 - 22.1
19.8
19.0 - 20.6
20.6
n/a
n/a
Indigenous identity
Indigenous
21.6
18.5 - 24.8
22.0
20.7 - 23.4
28.0
26.5 - 29.5
29.7
27.9 - 31.4
29.5
30.9
31.7
Immigrant
Immigrants
4.5
3.6 - 5.3
5.1
4.6 - 5.7
6.5
5.9 - 7.1
8.1
7.3 - 8.8
8.2
13.6
n/a
Disability or special need
Disability or special need
15.8
13.6 - 18.0
16.4
15.2 - 17.7
19.3
18.0 - 20.7
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Racialized groups
Racialized groups
6.3
5.3 - 7.4
7.3
6.7 - 7.9
9.6
9.0 - 10.3
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Socioeconomic status
High socioeconomic status
8.4
6.9 - 9.9
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Low socioeconomic status
15.3
13.1 - 17.4
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a = Not applicable / not available
S = Data suppressed due to confidentiality requirements and/or small sample size

About

This indicator is the percentage of students in grades 7 to 12 who reported having used cannabis in the last 12 months. This indicator includes marijuana, any other products made from the cannabis plant such as dry cannabis and cannabis that is mixed or processed into another product.

Source

New Brunswick Health Council, Student Wellness and Education Survey, Grades 6-12

Calculations

This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of respondents who answered "less than once a month, once a month, 2 or 3 times a month, once a week, 2 or 3 times a week, 4 to 6 times a week or every day" by the number of respondents who answered "I have never used cannabis, I have used cannabis, but not in the last 12 months, less than once a month, once a month, 2 or 3 times a month
once a week, 2 or 3 times a week, 4 to 6 times a week or every day" to the question: In the last 12 months, how often did you use cannabis?

Notes

Due to a low school participation rate in some areas of the province for the 2025-2026 edition of this survey, survey results are not available for District scolaire francophone Nord-Ouest (school district), Madawaska and North-West Area (health zone), Kedgwick, Saint-Quentin and Grimmer (community), and Edmundston, Rivière-Verte, Lac Baker Area (community).

Users are advised to exercise caution if comparing data from the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area to other New Brunswick communities. The data for the community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area is based on students in grades 6 to 8, while data from the other communities are based on students in grades 6 to 12. Survey results are assigned to communities based on the location of the school. The community of Grand Bay-Westfield, Westfield, Greenwich Area does not have any schools with grades 9 to 12.

Unit

%

Interpretation

Lower is better

NBHC code

SH_MAR02_2

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