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NATIONAL SURVEY OF AMERICAN ATTITUDES ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE XVII:
TEENS
August 22, 2012
A Report byCASAColumbia®
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Survey
• Nationally representative
• Conducted by QEV Analytics, Ltd.
By telephone
Nationally representative sample of 1,003 teenagers, ages 12-17 (493 boys, 510 girls)
Sampling error 3.1%
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Advisors
Timothy Johnson, Ph.D.Professor, University of Illinois Director, Survey Research Laboratory
Robert Shapiro, Ph.D.Professor, Columbia University
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Top Teen Concerns
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22
16
29
22 21
27
2118
2425
16
28
22
15
23 24
17
26
22
14
24 24
12
26
18
11
Nicotine, Alcohol, Drugs Social Pressures Academic Pressures
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Percent
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America’s “High” Schools
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Substance Use During School
• 86% of high school students say classmates smoke, drink or use other drugs during the school day
• High school students say nearly 1 in 5 of their classmates (17%) smoke, drink or use other drugs during the school day
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A Safe Haven for Substance Use
• 52% of high school students say there is a place where students go to smoke, drink and use other drugs during school
• 36% of high school students say it is easy for students to smoke, drink and use other drugs during the school day without getting caught
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Selling Drugs at School
• Almost half of high school students (44%) know of a student who sells illegal drugs at their school
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Drugs Sold at School
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Among High School Students Who Know of a Dealer at School, Percent Who Say the Following Drugs Are Sold
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Student Substance Use
10
21
55
35
11
32
16
Used TobaccoUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana
Know of a Student Who Sells Drugs at School
Don't Know of a Student Who Sells Drugs
Percent of High School Students Who Have Used Marijuana, Alcohol or Tobacco, by Whether Students Know of a Drug Dealer at School
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My Close Friends Use
11
51
39
Marijuana Nicotine
Percent of High School Students Who Say Their Close Friends Use Marijuana, Nicotine
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Friends/Classmates Who Use
12
42
23 23
10 10 10
Illegal Drugs (acid,ecstasy, meth, cocaine)
Prescription Drugs Over-the-Counter Drugs
Know More Than One Know Only One
Percent of High School Students Who Say They Know a Friend/Classmate Who Uses
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Drug-Infected Schools: Where Drugs Are Used, Kept
or Sold On School Grounds
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Drug-Infected Schools
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44
5350
62
51
61 63 64 6662 60
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Percent of High School Students Who Say Drugs Used, Kept, Sold on School Grounds
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Drug-Infected Public and Private Schools
15
4655 53
6655
64 65 68 72 6961
2432 29
42
2940 39 39
33 36
54
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Public High School Private High School
Percent of High School Students Who Say Drugs Used, Kept, Sold on School Grounds
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Drug Use by School Type
16
16
40
24
6
16
7
Used TobaccoUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana
Drug-Infected School Drug-Free School
Percent of Teens (Ages 12-17) Who Have Used Marijuana, Alcohol, Nicotine
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37 35
8
1619 17
Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol Cigarettes
Drug-Infected School Drug-Free School
Drug Access by School Type
Percent of Teens (Ages 12-17) Who Can Get Cigarettes, Alcohol and Other Drugs within an Hour
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5043
6660
1727
3831
Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol Cigarettes
Drug-Infected School Drug-Free School
Drug Access by School Type
Percent of Teens (Ages 12-17) Who Can Get Cigarettes, Alcohol and Other Drugs within a Day
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Social Networking: Digital Peer Pressure
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• 75% of teens say that seeing pictures on social networking sites of kids partying with alcohol or marijuana encourages other teens to want to party like that
• This includes:
79% of 16- to 17-year olds
76% of 14- to 15-year olds
71% of 12- to 13-year olds
• Nearly 1/2 of teens ages 12 to 17 (4%) have seen pictures on Facebook, MySpace or another social networking site of kids getting drunk or passed out or using other drugs
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Substance Use and Social Networking Sites
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50
68
12-13 14-15 16-17
Percent of Teens Who Have Seen Pictures of Kids Drunk or Passed Out or Using Other Drugs
on Social Networking Sites, by Age
Substance Use and Social Networking Sites
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• 47% of teens who have seen pictures on social networking sites of kids getting drunk or passed out or using other drugs say teens in pictures seem to be having a good time
• This includes:
39% of 12- to 13-year olds;
39% of 14- to 15-year olds; and
55% of 16- to 17- year olds
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Substance Use and Social Networking Sites
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• 62% of teens say that seeing pictures of teens using marijuana encourages other teens to want to use marijuana; and
• 63% of teens say that seeing pictures of teens drinking encourages other teens to want to drink
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Substance Use and Social Networking Sites
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43
16
6
13
6
Used Marijuana Used Alcohol Used Tobacco
Have Seen Have Not Seen
Substance Use and Social Networking Sites
Percent of Teen Substance Use by Whether They Report Seeing Pictures of Teens Getting Drunk, Passed Out or Using Other Drugs
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Parental Supervision
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17
27
42
12-13 14-15 16-17
Home AlonePercent of Teens Who Report
Being Left Home Alone Overnight, by Age
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23
41
20
11
21
7
Marijuana Alcohol Nicotine
Home Alone Overnight Never Home Alone Overnight
Home Alone and Substance Use
Percent of Teens Reporting Substance Use, by Whether or Not They Are Left Home Alone Overnight
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Parental Disapproval
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87
72
81
88
74
81
Used Marijuana Drank Alcohol Smoked Cigarettes
2012 2005
Teen Perception of Parental Attitudes
Percent of Teens Who Say Parents Would Be Extremely Upset if They Found Out I Smoked, Drank or Used Marijuana
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24
58
45
7
1510
Used NicotineUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana
Parents Would Not Be Extremely Upset
Parents Would Be Extremely Upset
Teen Substance Use and Parental Attitudes
Percent of Teens Reporting Substance Use, by Parental Attitudes
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1822
34
224
OK for Teens to SmokeOK for Teens to GetDrunk
OK for Teens to UseMarijuana
Teens Reflect Parental Attitudes
Parents Would Not Be Extremely Upset
Parents Would Be Extremely Upset
Percent of Teens Who Think Substance Use is OK, by Parental Disapproval
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Stress and Substance Use
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46
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High Stress (6-10) Low Stress (0-5)
Teens and StressPercent of Teens Reporting High and Low Levels
of Stress in Their Lives
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14
36
22
8
18
8
Used NicotineUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana
High Stress Low Stress
Teen Substance Use and StressPercent of Teens Who Have Used Substances,
by Stress Level
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2
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2
3
4
10
13
56
Money
Bullying
Social pressures (popularity/fitting in)
Sports
Balancing school and other activities
Drama/friends
Other
Family/home issues
Academic pressure
Teens’ #1 Source of StressPercent
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Other Notable Findings
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2826 25 26 27 26 27
2119
2326
15
2219
1417
15 14
2623 24
11 13
1916
1310
13
9 97
10
5 6 6
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Cigarettes
Marijuana
Beer
PrescriptionDrugsAll Same
* Prior to 2010, we asked, "Which is easiest to buy...?"
Which Drugs Easiest to Get?Percent of Teens Who Say it is Easiest to Get*
Cigarettes, Beer, Marijuana or Prescription Drugs, 2006-2012
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13
18
27
15
19
26
14
20
27
Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol
2010
2011
2012
Trends in Getting Drugs in an Hour
Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, Alcohol within an
Hour
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46
31 33
49
3134
50
Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol
2010
2011
2012
Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, Alcohol within a Day
Trends in Getting Drugs in a Day
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1719
25
4
12
25
12-13 14-15 16-17
Prescription Drugs Marijuana
Getting Drugs Within an Hour
Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana or Prescription Drugs within an Hour, by Age
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2734
41
12
30
52
12-13 14-15 16-17
Prescription Drugs Marijuana
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Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana or Prescription Drugs within a Day, by Age
Getting Drugs Within a Day
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911
33
18
Used NicotineUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana
4+/Month 0-3/Month
Drug Use and Religious Service AttendancePercent of Teens Who Have Used Marijuana, Alcohol, Nicotine,
by How Often Teen Attends Religious Services
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