Transcript Current Trends in Drug Use 2012

From the
Monitoring the Future Study Report:
The University of Michigan
2012
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In 1996 47% of all 8th graders tried cigarettes.
In 2012 only 16% of 8th graders had done so.
400,000 Americans per year are estimated to die prematurely as a
direct result of their smoking cigarettes.
Alcohol use among teens has dropped to historically low levels.
In 2012, 3.6 percent of 8th graders, 14.5 percent of 10th graders,
and 28.1 percent of 12th graders reported getting drunk in the past
month; Significant declines include 5-year drops in daily alcohol
use by 8th, 10th and 12th graders (0.3 percent, 1.0 percent and 2.5
percent, respectively, in 2012).
In 2012, 23.7 percent of high-school seniors reported binge
drinking (defined as 5 or more drinks in a row in the past 2
weeks)—a drop of one-quarter since the late 1990s.
Marijuana use by adolescents declined from the late 1990s until
the mid-to-late 2000s, but has been on the increase since then
6.5 percent of 12th graders now use marijuana every day,
compared to 5.1 percent in the 2007.
This study found
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1992-2012
1992-2012
1992-2012
Cigarettes
16%-4.9%
21%-10.8
28%-17%
Alcohol
31%- 11%
39%-28%
50%-42%
7.3%-7.7%
11%-19%
15%-25%
Grades:
Years
Illicit
Drugs
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In the Past year the number of high school
seniors report to have used the following
psychoactive chemicals in the past 30 days:
Marijuana
36.4%
Synthetic Cannabinoids
11.3%
Hallucinogens
4.8%
Salvia
4.4%
MDMA
3.8
Cocaine
2.7%
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Latest reports indicate that 14% of male and 8%
of female high school seniors abused synthetic
marijuana in the past 30 days
In 2010 there were 11,406 ER visits associated
with synthetic marijuana (75% were
adolescents & young adults up to age 29)
In 2012, 11.3% of high school seniors reported
using synthetic marijuana in the past 30 days
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Stimulants
- 7.6%
Vicodin
Tranquilizers
Oxycontin
Cocaine
Crack
Heroine
- 7.5%
- 5.3%
- 4.3%
- 2.7%
- 1.2%
- .6%
* MOST TEENS WHO ABUSE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE GIVEN
THEM FOR FREE BY A FRIEND OR RELATIVE!
Opioids
•1991
– 76 Million
•2010 – 210 Million
Almost a 3 fold increase
Stimulants
•1991
– 4 Million
•2010 – 46 Million
Greater than 10 fold increase
Deaths per 1000,00 people
Age Group
CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, 60(43):489, 2011
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A 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH),
estimated 2.4 million Americans used prescription drugs
nonmedically for the first time within the past year.
More than one-half were females and about a third were aged 12
to 17.
Abuse of prescription drugs is highest among young adults aged
18 to 25, with 5.9 percent reporting nonmedical use in the past
month (NSDUH, 2010).
Among youth aged 12 to 17, 3% reported past-month nonmedical
use of prescription medications.
Overall, more males than females abuse prescription drugs in all
age groups except the youngest (aged 12 to 17 years); that is,
females in this age group exceed males in the nonmedical use of
all psychotherapeutics, including pain relievers, tranquilizers, and
stimulants.
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs allow
physicians and pharmacists to track
prescriptions and help identify patients who
are "doctor shopping.“
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aware, Stay informed!
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The National Institute Of Drug Abuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug
Prevention
National Clearinghouse of Drug and Alcohol Information
NJ Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services
NJ 211 Partnership
United for Prevention in Passaic County