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Maine Community Data Overview(Snapshots, Trends, and Comparisons on Substance Use)

Presented by Tim Diomede, SEOW Coordinator

Hornby Zeller Associates, Inc.

July 2012

Goals for the Presentation

• Introduce the Community Profiles

• Highlight comparative trends for key indicators

• Discuss questions and comments

Purpose of the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup (SEOW)

Purpose of the Community Epidemiological Surveillance Network (CESN)

Dual Purposes of SEOW/CESN

• Promote systematic, data-driven decision-making

• Guide effective and efficient use of prevention resources

• Identify substance abuse patterns

• Establish and track substance abuse trends

• Detect emerging substances

Characteristics of the Community Profiles

Reports for eight Maine Public Health Districts (PHDs)

–Consumption

–Consequences

–Contributing Factors

–Mental Health

– Treatment

CESN Profiles

Each indicator includes:

• a description of the indicator

• a justification (e.g., why it is important)

• a chart or graph

• and bulleted key findings

Reports can be found at the following link:

www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/data/profiles.htm

Data Sources

• Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

• Maine Department of Public Safety (DPS), Uniform Crime Reports (UCR)

• Maine Department of Transportation (MDOT)

• Maine Health Data Organization (MHDO)

• Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey (MIYHS)

• Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

• National Survey on Substance Use and Health (NSDUH)

• Northern New England Poison Center (NNEPC)

• Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics (ODRVS)

• Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)

• Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)

• Treatment Data System (TDS)

• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Consumption

Aroostook CentralCumber-

landDowneast Midcoast Penquis Western York Maine

2009 32% 31% 32% 32% 35% 31% 30% 32% 32%

2011 27% 26% 29% 24% 30% 30% 27% 29% 28%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

High School Alcohol Use (any) Past 30 Days (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

28%24%

30% 30%



2009 19% 19% 19% 22% 21% 18% 18% 18% 19%

2011 16% 16% 17% 15% 18% 19% 16% 17% 17%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

High School Binge drinking past 30 days (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

17%

15% 19%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Alcohol Use Among Adults past 30 days (BRFSS, 2006 to 2010)

Maine

Aroostook

Central

Cumberland

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

67%

43%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

At Risk from Heavy Consumption (2+ drinks per day in the past 30 days) Among Adults (BRFSS, 2006-2010)

Maine

Aroostook

Central

Cumberland

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

6.7%

7%

9%

11%

13%

15%

17%

19%

21%

23%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Binge Drinking Among Adults past 30 days(BRFSS, 2004-2010)

Maine

Aroostook

Central

Cumberland

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

17%

8%



2009 19% 18% 15% 21% 20% 19% 17% 18% 18%

2011 17% 16% 13% 17% 19% 17% 15% 16% 16%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

High School Cigarette Use Past 30 Days (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

16%17%

19%

13%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

20%

22%

24%

26%

2007 2008 2009 2010

Cigarette Use Among Adults past 30 days (BRFSS, 2007-2010)

Maine

Aroostook

Central

Cumberland

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

18%

24%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

High School Marijuana Usepast 30 days (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

2009 2011

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Marijuana Use Among Adults Past 30 Days (BRFSS, 2007 and 2010)

2007 2010

22%

25%24%

17%

7%

9%10%

2%



2009 6% 8% 8% 9% 9% 9% 9% 10% 9%

2011 5% 7% 7% 5% 9% 8% 7% 8% 7%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

High School Prescription Drug MisusePast 30 Days (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

7%

5%

8%

9%

8%



2009 7% 10% 9% 11% 11% 10% 10% 11% 10%

2011 7% 6% 7% 6% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

High School Cocaine Use during lifetime(MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

7%6% 8%

Consequences



2009 6% 6% 6% 8% 8% 7% 7% 7% 7%

2011 6% 4% 5% 4% 5% 6% 5% 5% 5%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

High School Drinking and Driving Past 30 Days(MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

5%

4%

6% 6%



2009 16% 22% 22% 24% 23% 22% 23% 25% 22%

2011 19% 20% 23% 18% 23% 22% 21% 24% 22%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

High School Students Riding With Intoxicated Driver Past 30 Days (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

18%22%

23% 24%

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

Alcohol related crime Drug related arrests

Alcohol Related Arrests and Drug Related ArrestsRate Per 10,000 Residents (2010, UCR)

Aroostook

Central

Cumberland

Downeast

Mid Coast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

84

103

65

45

5453

36

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

*Alcohol/Drug Crash Rate Per 10,000 (MDOT 2006-2011)

Aroostook

Central

Cumber-land

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

*In 2009, alcohol was attributed to 96 percent of the alcohol/drug-related crashes statewide.

9

12

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

Alcohol Opiates

Outpatient Hospital Visits Per 10,000 Residents By Substance (MHDO, 2009)

Aroostook

Central

Cumber-land

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

119

232

163

271

696

568

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

2006 2007 2008 2009

Outpatient Hospital Visits Per 10,000 Residents Due to Alcohol (MHDO, 2006-2009)

Aroostook

Central

Cumber-land

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

2006 2007 2008 2009

Outpatient Hospital Visits Per 10,000 Residents Due to Opiates (MHDO, 2006-2009)

Aroostook

Central

Cumber-land

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

147

568

5

7

9

11

13

15

17

19

2005 2006 2007 2008 2010

Overdose deaths (per 100,000 residents)

Maine

Aroostook

Central

Cumberland

Downeast

Mid Coast

Penquis

Western

York

17

• Social Access • Retail Availability • Pricing & Promotion • Social/Community Norms • Enforcement • Perceptions of Harm • Perceived Risk of Being Caught

Contributing Factors

3.0

2.9

2.7

3.5

4.6

3.3

2.4

3.1

3.1

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0

York

Western

Penquis

Midcoast

Downeast

Cumberland

Central

Arroostook

Maine

Liquor Licensees Per 1,000 Residents (2011, DPS, Liquor Licensing and Compliance)



2009 70% 66% 69% 68% 67% 68% 67% 71% 68%

2011 66% 66% 69% 65% 68% 68% 65% 69% 67%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

High School Ease of Access to Alcohol (MIYHS 2009 and 2010)

67%69% 69%



2009 51% 57% 55% 55% 59% 60% 59% 61% 58%

2011 50% 56% 58% 56% 59% 58% 58% 61% 58%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

High School Ease of Access to Marijuana (MIYHS 2009 and 2011)

58%61%

50%



2009 75% 71% 76% 67% 73% 70% 72% 76% 73%

2011 80% 78% 80% 77% 77% 77% 78% 80% 78%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

High School Perception of Harm from Binge Drinking (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

78%77%

80% 80%80%



2009 70% 61% 62% 59% 59% 58% 60% 60% 60%

2011 64% 55% 57% 58% 53% 55% 55% 55% 56%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

High School Perception of Harm from Smoking Marijuana Regularly (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

56%

64%

53%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

High School Perception of Being Caught With Alcohol By Parents(MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

2009 2011

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

High School Perception of Getting Caught With Alcohol By Police

(MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

2009 2011

43%

41%

15%14% 14% 14% 14%

Mental Health

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

High School Students Feeling Sad or Hopeless

(MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

2009 2011

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Anxiety and Depression Among Adults (BRFSS, 2010)

Anxiety Depression

23%

25%24%

17%

21%20%

22%

25%



2009 13% 12% 11% 13% 14% 12% 13% 14% 13%

2011 12% 13% 11% 11% 15% 12% 14% 14% 13%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

High School Students Who Seriously Considered Suicide during the past year (MIYHS, 2009 and 2011)

13%

15%14%

14%

Treatment

DT1

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Alcohol Synthetic Opioids Marijuana Heroin/Morphine

Percent of Primary Treatment Admissions by Substance (TDS, 2011)

Aroostook

Central

Cumber-land

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

39%

32%

10%9%

51%

48%

44%

17%

14%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Primary Treatment Admissions for Alcohol (TDS, 2007-2011)

Aroostook

Central

Cumber-land

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

51%

39%

57%

40%

51%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Primary treatment admissions for Synthetic Opioids (TDS, 2007-2011)

Aroostook

Central

Cumber-land

Downeast

Midcoast

Penquis

Western

York

Maine

21%

32%

Conclusion

Consumption• Alcohol is still the most often used substance in Maine.

• Adult past 30 day alcohol use has not changed much over the past several years and is more prevalent in Maine’s more densely populated regions in the south and on the coast.

• High school rates of past 30 day use and binge drinking have been decreasing since 2009

• Cigarette use among adults is higher in more rural areas particularly in Northern and Central Maine.

• Marijuana use continues to be prevalent among Maine High School students especially in southern and coastal regions.

• Marijuana use among adults has remained fairly low but has observed some substantial increases in some public health districts

• Prescription drug misuse is down among high school students with a statewide average of 7%.

Conclusion

Consequences• Drinking and Driving rates have decreased among high school

students in Maine

• 1 in 5 high school students reported having ridden with an intoxicated driver in the past 30 days.

• Alcohol related arrests continue to be most prevalent in southern and central communities.

• Drug related arrests seem to be more predominant in rural and less densely populated regions in Maine.

• Alcohol and/or drug related crash rates have been declining overall for the past several years.

• Outpatient hospital visits due to opiates have been steadily increasing and are much higher in particular areas.

Conclusion

Contributing Factors• 2 out of 3 high school students feel it would be easy get alcohol in

Maine.

• Well over half of high school students in Maine think Marijuana is easily accessible.

• More high school students perceive a risk of harm from binge drinking.

• Fewer high school students feel that smoking marijuana on a regular basis is harmful – Almost half of high school students felt smoking marijuana on a regular basis was not risky.

• Students are much more like to think they would be caught by their parents for drinking rather than the police – Only 15% of high school students thought they would be caught by the police for drinking in their neighborhood.

Conclusion

Mental Health• Anxiety and Depression rates among youth and adults in Maine

appear to be increasing particularly among coastal and rural areas.

• More than 1 in 10 high school students seriously considered suicide in 2011.

Treatment• Although rates have been steadily decreasing over time, alcohol

continues to be the most common substance sought for treatment.

• Synthetic opioids are the second most common substance in which Mainers seek treatment – Rates have been steadily increasing and are much higher in particular public health districts.

Questions/Comments?

Timothy DiomedeSEOW Coordinator/Data AnalystOffice of Substance [email protected]

Reports can be found at the following link:

www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/data/profiles.htm

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