ii PREVENTION GUIDING COMMUNITIES TO A VIBRANT FUTURE Student Drug Use Survey 2016 Regional Findings Who We Are • PreventionFIRST!, formerly the Coalition for a Drug-Free Greater Cincinnati, was founded in 1996 as a comprehensive effort to reduce adolescent alcohol and drug use. • We serve a 10-county region in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. • It is our vision that people make healthy choices in every stage of life. Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 2 What We Do • Mission: to promote healthy behaviors by sparking and sustaining community change. • Overarching Goals: more communities are engaged in prevention and more people make healthy choices Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 3 Strategic Pathways • Center for Prevention Science – to ensure data-driven decision-making for prevention action. • Center for Community Engagement – to strengthen & support local, neighborhood anti-drug efforts. • Center for Prevention Action – to establish & strengthen collaboration across community sectors to implement evidence-based prevention. Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 4 Coalition Approach • Build and expand community partnerships • Increase public awareness to build community readiness to address the problem • Empower families and youth with knowledge to practice prevention • Limit access to addictive substances • Expand early detection and intervention • Impact policy for long-term change Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 5 Survey Methodology • Pride Surveys questionnaire • Administered every two years - 9th cycle since 2000 • 39,085 seventh through twelfth grade students from 88 schools completed the survey • Distribution is representative of the region • Respondents from public & private schools across 8 counties in the tri-state region Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 6 Key Findings Trends Guiding Communities to a Future Areas of Progress • Since 2000, Alcohol use declined 46% • Tobacco use declined 61% • Marijuana use declined 22% • Ease of Availability has improved by one third. • Since 2004, Parental Disapproval has improved 5-11% • Peer Disapproval has improved 27-55% • Since 2012, Prescription Drug use declined 29% Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 8 Prevalence of Use 2016 Student Drug Use Survey Alcohol Cigarettes/Tobacco Marijuana Prescription Drugs During the past 30Days… 16.3% 8.2% 11.7% 4.6% Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 9 Overall, most youth are NOT using 30-Day Use of Alcohol, Cigarettes, Marijuana, and Prescription Drugs PERCENT 40 30 Alcohol Cig/Tob Marijuana Prescription 20 10 0 YEAR Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 10 National Comparison of 12th gr. Core Measure: 30- Student Drug Use Day Use Survey (12th grade students) (regional) 2016 Alcohol 33.3% Monitoring the Future (national) 2015 35.3% Cigarettes/Tobacco 14.3% 11.4% Marijuana 22.6% 21.3% Prescription Drugs 7.5% 5.9% Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 11 Perception of Harm 2016 Student Drug Use Survey Alcohol Cigarettes/Tobacco Marijuana Prescription Drugs Harmful/Very Harmful 78.5% 87.2% 64.6% 86% Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 12 Marijuana perceived as least harmful PERCENT HARMFUL/VERY HARMFUL Perception of Harm 100 80 60 40 20 0 Alcohol Cig/Tob Marijuana Prescription YEAR Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 13 High Risk Drinking Effect of Perception of Harm of Binge Drinking on Past 30-Day Bing Drinking 100 PERCENT 80 Perception of Harm for Binge Drinking Binge Drinking in Past 30-Days 60 40 20 0 7th 8th 9th 10th GRADE 11th 12th Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 14 Marijuana Use PERCENT Comparison of Perception of Harm and 30Day Use of Marijuana by Grade 100 80 60 40 20 0 Perception of Harm Past 30-Day Use 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th GRADE Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 15 Perception of Parental Disapproval 2016 Student Drug Use Survey Wrong/Very Wrong Alcohol Cigarettes/Tobacco Marijuana Prescription Drugs Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 86.8% 93.3% 90.5% 95.1% 16 Record High Levels of Parental Disapproval PERCENT WRONG/VERY WRONG Perception of Parental Disapproval 100 80 60 Alcohol Cig/Tob Marijuana Prescription 40 20 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 YEAR Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 17 Perception of Friend Disapproval 2016 Student Drug Use Survey Alcohol Cigarettes/Tobacco Marijuana Prescription Drugs Wrong/Very Wrong 61.5% 76.8% 68.5% 86.1% Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 18 Record High Levels of Friend Disapproval PERCENT WRONG/VERY WRONG Perception of Friends Disapproval 100 80 60 40 20 0 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 YEAR Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future Alcohol Cig/Tob Marijuana Prescription 19 Age of First Use 2016 Student Drug Use Survey Alcohol Cigarettes/Tobacco Marijuana Prescription Drugs Average Age Students Report First Using a Substance 13.4 yrs. 13.1 yrs. 13.8 yrs. 13.2 yrs. Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 20 13 is a Pivotal Age Age of First Use 14 PERCENT 13.5 13 Alcohol Cig/Tob Marijuana Prescription 12.5 12 11.5 11 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 YEAR Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 21 Availability 2016 Student Drug Use Survey Alcohol Cigarettes/Tobacco Marijuana Prescription Drugs Fairly Easy/Very Easy 41.8% 40.8% 33.2% 25.3% Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 22 Be Vigilant on Access and Availability PERCENT EASY/VERY EASY Availability 80 60 Alcohol Cig/Tob Marijuana Prescription 40 20 0 YEAR Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 23 New Survey Questions New Survey questions Electronic vapor products Ridden in a car with a driver who was drunk/high Driven a car while drunk/high Participate in physical activity Eat at least one piece of fruit Eat at least one vegetable Sleep Engage in screen time Experience stress in your daily life Thought about committing suicide Response Rate 13.4% used in past 30-Days 4.3%/7.9% in past 30-Days 1.9%/3.7% in past 30-Days 85.3% 1-7 days 92.5% 1-7 days 90% 1-7 days 71.6% 6-8 hrs of sleep 56.4% a lot/often 52.5% a lot/often 9.8% a lot/often Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 24 Protective Factors – Less Likely to Use • Parents set clear rules about using alcohol/drugs • Teachers talk about dangers of alcohol/drugs • Attend church/synagogue/mosque • Parents punish when alcohol/drug rules are broken • Schools set clear rules on using alcohol/drugs during school/school functions • Parents talk about dangers of alcohol/drugs • Participate in school activities • Participate in community activities Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 25 Risk Factors – More Likely to Use • Friends use alcohol • Been to a party where alcohol was available • Been to a party where marijuana/illicit drugs were available • Friends use marijuana • Friends use tobacco • Been to a party where prescription drugs were available Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 26 Areas of Concern • 13 is a pivotal age • Friends • Be vigilant on access and availability • Monitor, secure, dispose • Parties • Binge drinking is risky • Marijuana use has surpassed tobacco use Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 27 Upcoming Deep Dive Analysis • Alcohol • Tobacco • Marijuana • Opiates • Gambling • Risk & Protective Factors • School Safety • Other health behaviors Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 28 Concluding Messages • Collaboration is effective and necessary if we are to continue to drive drug use rates down. • Use continues to decline – fewer students are regular users than in 2000. • Protective factors continue to keep our teens healthy and thriving. • Continue to move forward and enhance our efforts to aggressively address community risk factors. Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 29 Questions PreventionFIRST! Upcoming Events • April 21: Call to Action Community Forum in Lockland • April 23: Hamilton County Recycle Event at UC Health (MLK & Harvey Ave’s) • April 29: 20-year Anniversary Luncheon at Cintas Center • April 30: DEA Take-back Day in Springdale www.prevention-first.org Guiding Communities to a Vibrant Future 30