Transcript statistics on teenage drug use

STATISTICS ON TEENAGE DRUG USE
By: Raul Rodriguez, Patty Glass, and Celia Garcia
National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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STATISTICS ON TEENAGE DRUG USE
Teen drug use is a reality in
most schools. Alcohol is by far
the greatest drug in use
among high school students.
Of other drugs, marijuana is
the most commonly used drug
among teens. Even though
most teens do not use drugs
every day, the truth is that
most teens have had some
sort of experience with drugs
at least one point in their
lives.
Teen drug use
According to a survey, teens in high school admitted to using
drugs or alcohol in the past 30 days:
•Alcohol: 48%
•Marijuana: 19.9%
•Stimulants: 4.6%
•Other opiates: 4.3%
•Tranquilizers: 3.1%
•Sedatives: 2.9%
•Hallucinogens: 1.9%
•Cocaine: 2.3%
•Inhalants: 1.5%
•Steroids: 1.6%
•Heroin: 0.5%
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Teen Drug Abuse Statistics Sources:
"Drug Use: Youth," Bureau of Justice Statistics. U.S. Department of Justice. [Online.]
The numbers change, however, when teen drug use is
expanded to include usage over the past year:
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Alcohol: 70.6%
Marijuana: 34.3%
Stimulants-Uppers: 10%
Other opiates: 9.5%
Tranquilizers: 7.3%
Sedatives: 6.5%
Hallucinogens: 6.2%
Cocaine: 5.3%
Inhalants: 4.2%
Steroids: 2.5%
Heroin: 0.9%
Teen Drug Abuse Statistics Sources: "Drug Use: Youth," Bureau of
Justice Statistics. U.S. Department of Justice.
Teen drug use: marijuana
• Marijuana use has
increased since 1992. The
past-month use has
dramatically increased
among teenagers of all
ages:
• High school seniors: from
12% in 1992 to 20%
• 10th graders: from 8% in
1992 to 16%
• 8th graders: from 4% in
1992 to 6%
• Indeed, almost half (45.7%)
of high school seniors
report that they have used
marijuana at some point
during their teenage years.
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Teen Drug Abuse Statistics Sources: "Drug Use: Youth," Bureau of Justice Statistics.
U.S. Department of Justice.
"Hard" Drugs
In the area of hard drugs,
teen drug use has been
declining. Use of the strong
drugs is much less than it
was in the 1960s and 1970s.
Indeed, only 8.1% of high
school seniors report that
they have ever used cocaine,
and only 1.5% report any use
of heroin. The use of
hallucinogens and most
opiates is also lower. It is
marijuana that causes the
greatest amount of concern
regarding teen drug use.
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Teen Drug Abuse Statistics Sources: "Drug Use: Youth," Bureau of Justice Statistics.
U.S. Department of Justice.
Availability of drugs to teenagers
• Even among teens that do not use
drugs, it is acknowledged that
they are fairly easy to come by.
29% of teens in grades 9 through
12 report that illegal drugs were
made available to them on school
property. Not only that, 38.4% of
teens in public schools report that
drugs are readily available (as
opposed to 22.4% at private
schools). Teens in upper grades
report greater access to drugs
than do teenagers in lower grades.
And 62.9% report that street
gangs are present to sell the
drugs.
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Teen Drug Abuse Statistics Sources: "Drug Use: Youth," Bureau of Justice Statistics.
U.S. Department of Justice.
Here are the rates, reported by teens, as to which
drugs they knew how to obtain easily:
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Marijuana: 85.8%
Amphetamines: 55.4%
Cocaine: 47.8%
Barbiturates: 46.3%
Crack: 39.2%
LSD: 33.1%
Tranquilizers: 30.1%
Heroin: 29.6%
Crystal meth: 26.7%
PCP: 24.2%
So, even if teens do not use drugs, it is clear that they are
readily available, either at school or by some other
means. And it is also clear that teen drug use, while
declining in some areas, is rising as far as marijuana use is
concerned.
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Teen Drug Abuse Statistics Sources: "Drug Use: Youth," Bureau of Justice Statistics. U.S. Department of Justice.
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California Health
Standards
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Standard 5: Decision Making
5.1.M Apply a decision-making process
to enhance health.
Standard 4: Interpersonal
Communication
4.1.S Demonstrate effective negotiation
skills for avoiding dangerous and risky
situations.
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Standard 2: Analyzing Influences
2.2.S Analyze the influence of alcohol
and other drug use on personal,
family, and community safety.
Standard 4: Interpersonal
Communication
4.1.A Demonstrate assertive
communication skills to resist
pressure to use alcohol, tobacco, and
other
drugs.
4.2.A Use effective refusal and
negotiation skills to avoid riding in a
car or engaging in other risky
behaviors with someone who has
been using alcohol or other drugs.
Resources
1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4-PgrMRtM
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New York Times articles about drugs that students are
taking to improve test score and study longer.
3. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/education/seekingacademic-edge-teenagers-abuse-stimulants.html?_r=1
4. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/10/education
/study-drugs-popular-among-high-school-students.html
Resources Available in Riverside
http://www.interveneteen.com/resources.htm
Various professional resources
http://www.realoccupational.com/Drug-Testing/teenage-drugtesting
Regarding Drug testing
www.Teenhelp.com
This site discusses various topics to help parents and teens.
Use of standards in a lesson plan.
Standard 4 : Interpersonal Communication 4.1.a, 4.2.a 4.1.s
Standard 5 : Decision Making 5.1.m
Let’ talk about it!
Discuss drugs on campus and have students interact as a
group.
Have students come up with ways to say “No – thanks”
without feeling pressured to say “yes- sure”.
Have students write a short script and role play positive
ways to say no – including asking the other student to
participate in a healthy activity.