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Comprehensive Community Plan
Statistics
In July
2006, the results from the 16th Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug
Use by Indiana Children and Adolescents, conducted by the Indiana Prevention
Resource Center were released. The survey suggests that a shift is taking
place in the types of drugs used by some youth and the manner in which these
drugs are used. The following statistics are from this survey. For
the full report, visit
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu.
Gateway Drugs
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Shift from cigarettes towards smokeless and pipe tobacco --
Reported use of cigarettes in grades nine through 12 remained unchanged from
the drop seen in 2005, while use of smokeless tobacco increased in those
grades and pipe smoking increased in grades 10 through 12. |
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Fewer try alcohol, but more 12th-graders binge drink --
Reported annual and lifetime use of alcohol declined among students in grades
10 and 12, adding to several years of steady decline. Students in 12th grade,
however, reported an increase in binge drinking for the first time since 1998.
In addition, ninth-graders reported an increase in monthly use of alcohol. |
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Marijuana use continues to fall -- Rates of marijuana use
declined or held steady for all grades compared with the previous year,
continuing a decade-long trend of decline. Reported use during the past month
is now at roughly half of 1996 rates for grades six through nine. |
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Gateway drugs down in grades six through eight -- Use of
cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana decreased or held steady for grades six,
seven and eight. |
Other drugs
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Use of "hard" drugs up among older students, down for younger students
-- Reported use of MDMA (ecstasy) during the past month increased
among students in grades 11 and 12. Compared to last year, students in 12th
grade were also more likely to report having used heroin and psychedelics
during the past month and to have used Rohypnol during the past year. However,
reported use of inhalants decreased in grades six and eight, as did use of
cocaine. |
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Injection drugs at all-time high for grade 12 -- Survey
results indicated an increase and all-time high in monthly and lifetime
practice of injecting drugs among youth in grade 12. Analysis of the data
indicates that the most commonly injected drugs for this group were heroin,
methamphetamine and steroids. This finding is most alarming as injection drug
use is strongly correlated with transmission of secondary infections such as
HIV. |
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Methamphetamine use down compared to last year -- Compared to
last year, the first in which data on methamphetamine use were collected,
reported prevalence of methamphetamine use declined or held steady for all
grade levels. Methamphetamine use among 12th-graders, however, remained above
the national average. |
The
percentage of students who reported problems related to drug or alcohol use:
| Consequence |
Grade 6 |
Grade 12 |
| Had a hangover |
5.1 |
39.6 |
| Performed poorly on a test or
project |
7.9 |
12.2 |
| Been in trouble with the police |
4.4 |
9.1 |
| Been in trouble with parents |
10.2 |
19.6 |
| Damaged property, pulled fire
alarms, etc. |
2.9 |
5.8 |
| Got into a fight or argument |
10.8 |
20 |
| Got nauseated or vomited |
6.3 |
33.1 |
| Driven a car while under the
influence |
2.1 |
20.2 |
| Been in a car driven by someone
who has been drinking |
12.2 |
26.1 |
| Missed school |
8 |
11.4 |
| Had a memory loss |
4.5 |
21.7 |
Source: Indiana Prevention Resource Center's
Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Other Drug Use by Indiana Children and
Adolescents
Links
We invite you to visit the following
websites to learn more about local and national organizations addressing the
issues of drug and alcohol abuse in our communities.
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Drug
& Alcohol Consortium of Allen County
