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*National institute of Health, National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Binge Drinking
Drinking Games
Pre-Gaming
Alcohol and Energy Drinks
Pocket Shots
Boozie Bears
Vaporizing
PALCOHOL – instant
alcohol, snorting, easy to
transport
Drug
Time Period
8th Graders
10th Graders
12th Graders
Alcohol
Lifetime
26.80
49.30
66.00
Past Year
20.80
44.00
60.20
Past Month
9.00
23.50
37.40
Monitoring the Future Study: Trends in Prevalence of Alcohol for 8th Graders,
10th Graders, and 12th Graders; 2014 (in percent)*
About 40% of 12th graders report drinking in the past month
*2012 CASA Columbia
drunk
introduced to marijuana
smoking marijuana
cocaine Snorting cocaine
stealing money
LSD
I was introduced to Oxycontin
snorting Oxycontin
heroin
Kids who learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are
significantly less likely to use drugs, but 20% report not receiving this
benefit*
*PATS 2013
Most people who use tobacco,
alcohol and marijuana DO NOT go
on to use harder drugs
FACT
Most people who use harder drugs
such as cocaine, heroin or
methamphetamines report having
used tobacco, alcohol and/or
marijuana first
FACT
Ecstasy
Molly
RX
*Partnership Attitude tracking study-Metlife
Foundation
**ThePartnershipatdrugfree.org
Legal consequences of alcohol use
Legal consequences of drug use