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2010 Youth Survey


        Fairfield County ADAMH Board
Fairfield County Family Adult & Children First
    Prevention Works of Fairfield County

           August 18, 2010
2533 Youth Surveyed

Participating Schools

    Amanda - Clearcreek Local School District
    Berne Union Local School District
    Bloom - Carroll Local School District
    Fairfield Christian Academy
    Fairfield Union Local School District
    Fisher Catholic High School
    Lancaster City School District
    Liberty Union -Thurston Local School District
    Pickerington Local School District - Central
    Pickerington Local School District - North
    Walnut Township Local School District


                                                    2
Student Demographics
               Family Status

          7%


                 35%


58%



                       No Bio Parent
                       Single Parent
                       Two Bio Parents




                                         3
Student Demographics - Gender




                            4
Student Demographic - Ethnicity
         Number (#) of students


              White
              Asian
              Other
           Hispanic                                  Race

    African American
          Native Am

                       0   500 1000 1500 2000 2500




                                                            5
Student Profile – 2010
    Jobs, Optimism, College



%




                           6
Fairfield County and the Nation
Lifetime Prevalence – Seniors 2010
  %                   Fairfield County   Nation* 2009
                      2010
  Alcohol             79.4               72.3
  Tobacco             48                 43.6
  Marijuana           44.4               42
  Rx                  20.3               20.2 (2009 YRBSS)
  Inhalants           7.6                9.5
  Cocaine             7.6                6.0
  Heroin              3.9                1.2
  Methamphetamine     2.9                2.4
  Steroid             2.7                2.2
   * 2009 Monitoring the Future

                                                             7
Fairfield County and the Nation
          Thirty-Day Prevalence – Seniors 2010
%                        Fairfield County 2010   Nation * 2009
Alcohol                  34.7                    43.5
Tobacco                  22.5                    20.1
Marijuana                20.3                    20.6
Rx                       5.7                     Not available
Inhalants                0.8                     1.2
Cocaine                  1.2                     1.3
Heroin                   1.4                     .4
Methamphetamine          1.0                     .5
Steroid                  1.9                     1.0


* 2009 Monitoring the Future

                                                                 8
Perception of Harm
             (On a scale of 1 to 3) Seniors 2010
%               2004          2006            2008            2010
Alcohol         1.60          1.71            1.82            1.79
Tobacco         2.00          1.98            1.98            2.04
Marijuana       2.10          2.03            2.05            1.81
Rx Drugs        2.30          2.34            2.46            2.49
Heroin          2.90          2.90            2.92            2.93

          1 = lowest harm                 3 =greatest harm

    Conclusion: Need to monitor closely-- Declines in perception of harm
    can influence an increase in use rates




                                                                           9
Age of Onset
                                                 Seniors 2010
     Years          2004     2006        2008       2010
     Alcohol        14.31    14.41       14.58      14.05
     Tobacco        13.78    13.94       14.34      14.01
     Marijuana      14.63    14.60       14.89      14.65
     Rx Drugs       14.85    14.59       15.60      14.84

Conclusion: The age of onset for all four substances is going down
(getting younger), which increases the risk of harmful involvement
later on.




                                                                     10
Access
               Very Easy and Somewhat Easy
%                 2004      2006     2008    2010
Alcohol 12th      85        84.2     84.2    83.3
Tobacco 12th      85.5      84.7     75.3    84.3
Marijuana 12th    69        67.3     66.2    73.1
Rx 12th           49        49       45.3    45.7
Rx 10th           48        46.5     46.9    38.2
Heroin 12th       15.6      16.2     15.9    30.4
Heroin 10th       15.7      13.2     13.7    22.3


                 % of Seniors 2010



                                                    11
Ease of Access Trend
        Prescription Drugs (Rx) and Heroin (12th grade)
    % of Seniors indicating very easy and somewhat easy access




%




                                                             12
Frequent Use Rates over Time
Seniors                    2004 - 2010




                                     13
Illegal Prescription Drug Use
                          Seniors
    % of Seniors
    Used In Past Thirty Days (Frequent Use)

%              2004   2006      2008      2010
Seniors
(12th grade)   9.3    8         7.2       5.7
Sophomores     8.2    6.9       7.2       4.6
(10th grade)




                                                 14
Where are students getting
 Prescription (Rx) Drugs?




                         15
Attended Party Where Parents Allow Alcohol-
          Youth Report vs. Parent’s Perception


     60              54.7

     50       38.8

%    40
                                  Sophomore
     30                           Senior
                             15
     20                           Parents*

                                      *2010
     10                               Parents Who
                                      Host Survey
      0
             Party with Alcohol



                                                    16
Binge Drinking-
    Had 5 or more within a few hours




%




                                   17
Suicidal Thoughts Past Month



%




                           18
Suicide Attempts – Lifetime
                % Seniors 2010


%




                              19
Self Mutilation – Lifetime
                           % Seniors
                         20.6%      20.6%
    20.6
                                            20.4%
    20.4

    20.2        20%                                 2004
%                                                   2006
      20
                                                    2008
     19.8                                           2010

     19.6


                      Self Mutilation



                                                           20
Sexual Activity
  % of Seniors




              21
Have You Been Bullied
          or Teased?




                    22
Have You Bullied or
   Teased Others?




                  23
Protective Factors

• Clear Boundaries & Expectations
  – Parents & Schools: set rules, enforce rules,
    punish for breaking
    • In 2010, 79.1% of students reported that their
      parents set clear rules and 74.2% report that their
      parents punish them for breaking these rules.




                                                            24
Protective Factors
• Positive Youth Development
  – Participating in positive activities: faith, school sports,
    community activities
• Academic Achievement
  – Good grades and school attendance
• Trusted Adult
  – at Home or School
     • In 2010, Seniors reported that 87.6% had a trusted
       adult at home and 67.8% had a trusted adult at
       school.
                                                                  25
Parents
                        Always and Often
%             2004       2006   2008   2010
Parents       59         64     60.7   59
Involved in
School
Parents       78         81.7   76.7   79.1
Set Clear
Rules
Parents       75         76     76.6   74.2
Enforce
Rules


                     % Seniors 2010

                                              26
Protective Factors
                                        Parents
       2010 Seniors - % Who have never used
2010        % of total   Parents     Parents   Parents      Parents
            students     set clear   enforce   talk about   are
            surveyed     rules       rules     harmful      involved
                                               effects      at school
Alcohol     20.6         30.7        32.5      35.8         32.2
Tobacco     52.0         67.5        68        70.7         66.8
Marijuana   55.6         64.5        66.3      72.1         66
Rx Drugs    79.7         84.9        85.9      85.5         86.1




                                                                        27
Protective Factors
            School and Community Activities

  2010 Seniors - % who have never used
2010        % of total   Involved in   Involved in   involved in
            students     community     school        school
            surveyed     activities    activities    sports
Alcohol     20.6         36.7          31.1          27.5
Tobacco     52.0         74.5          73.3          70.7
Marijuana   55.6         74.6          68.7          62.9
Rx Drugs    79.7         90.2          87.6          84.8




                                                                   28
Trusted Adult
    At Home and At School



%




                    Seniors
                    2010
                              29
Key Points
                  Alcohol and Marijuana Use Increasing

• Youth/children are using younger
• Frequent use (30 day) for both marijuana and alcohol is
  up
• Perception of harm is down for both alcohol and
  marijuana
   – Marijuana down from 2.05 to 1.81 (on a 3 point
     scale)
• Ease of access for marijuana is up (66.2% to 73.1%)
• Parents are allowing alcohol at parties (54.7% of seniors
  report)
• Of the youth who drink over half (52.6%) binge drink
                                                          30
Key Points
                            Prescription (Rx) Drug Use
• The good news
   – Thirty (30) day use is down
   – Lifetime use is down
   – Perception of Harm is up
• The bad news
   – Youth are using at a younger age
   – 45.7% of seniors report prescription drugs are very
     easy and somewhat easy to obtain
      • Friends, stealing, purchase
   – Prescription drugs (opiates) can often lead to heroin
     use
                                                             31
Key Points
                                       Heroin
• More bad news
  – Access to heroin as reported by Fairfield
    County seniors (2010) is almost double than
    in 2008
  – 2010 Lifetime prevalence rates for Fairfield
    County seniors is slightly more than three
    times greater than the National rate



                                                   32
What’s Working?
• Increasing awareness and readiness
   – Media, tools for parents
• Providing education and support
   – Training and local coalition development
• Encourage best practices and advocate for policy change
   – Responsible beverage service, social host laws, outdoor festival
     policies, compliance checks
• Families
   – Setting and enforcing rules and talking to your kids makes a
     difference
   – Youth activities


                                                                    33
Community
• Preventing teen drug and alcohol use takes a full
  community effort.
• Substance abuse has many interrelated causes, and no
  single program or agency can address them all.
• Due to the nature of this work, the effort must be
  consistently sustained for results to accrue over time.
• Prevention works - protective factors are increasingly
  more effective, again causing use rates to go down.
• Collaboration works - Shifts in community attitudes
  continue to drive drug use rates down.


                                                            34
Questions and Answers??




                      35

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Behavior youth survey summit 2010

  • 1. 2010 Youth Survey Fairfield County ADAMH Board Fairfield County Family Adult & Children First Prevention Works of Fairfield County August 18, 2010
  • 2. 2533 Youth Surveyed Participating Schools Amanda - Clearcreek Local School District Berne Union Local School District Bloom - Carroll Local School District Fairfield Christian Academy Fairfield Union Local School District Fisher Catholic High School Lancaster City School District Liberty Union -Thurston Local School District Pickerington Local School District - Central Pickerington Local School District - North Walnut Township Local School District 2
  • 3. Student Demographics Family Status 7% 35% 58% No Bio Parent Single Parent Two Bio Parents 3
  • 5. Student Demographic - Ethnicity Number (#) of students White Asian Other Hispanic Race African American Native Am 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 5
  • 6. Student Profile – 2010 Jobs, Optimism, College % 6
  • 7. Fairfield County and the Nation Lifetime Prevalence – Seniors 2010 % Fairfield County Nation* 2009 2010 Alcohol 79.4 72.3 Tobacco 48 43.6 Marijuana 44.4 42 Rx 20.3 20.2 (2009 YRBSS) Inhalants 7.6 9.5 Cocaine 7.6 6.0 Heroin 3.9 1.2 Methamphetamine 2.9 2.4 Steroid 2.7 2.2 * 2009 Monitoring the Future 7
  • 8. Fairfield County and the Nation Thirty-Day Prevalence – Seniors 2010 % Fairfield County 2010 Nation * 2009 Alcohol 34.7 43.5 Tobacco 22.5 20.1 Marijuana 20.3 20.6 Rx 5.7 Not available Inhalants 0.8 1.2 Cocaine 1.2 1.3 Heroin 1.4 .4 Methamphetamine 1.0 .5 Steroid 1.9 1.0 * 2009 Monitoring the Future 8
  • 9. Perception of Harm (On a scale of 1 to 3) Seniors 2010 % 2004 2006 2008 2010 Alcohol 1.60 1.71 1.82 1.79 Tobacco 2.00 1.98 1.98 2.04 Marijuana 2.10 2.03 2.05 1.81 Rx Drugs 2.30 2.34 2.46 2.49 Heroin 2.90 2.90 2.92 2.93 1 = lowest harm 3 =greatest harm Conclusion: Need to monitor closely-- Declines in perception of harm can influence an increase in use rates 9
  • 10. Age of Onset Seniors 2010 Years 2004 2006 2008 2010 Alcohol 14.31 14.41 14.58 14.05 Tobacco 13.78 13.94 14.34 14.01 Marijuana 14.63 14.60 14.89 14.65 Rx Drugs 14.85 14.59 15.60 14.84 Conclusion: The age of onset for all four substances is going down (getting younger), which increases the risk of harmful involvement later on. 10
  • 11. Access Very Easy and Somewhat Easy % 2004 2006 2008 2010 Alcohol 12th 85 84.2 84.2 83.3 Tobacco 12th 85.5 84.7 75.3 84.3 Marijuana 12th 69 67.3 66.2 73.1 Rx 12th 49 49 45.3 45.7 Rx 10th 48 46.5 46.9 38.2 Heroin 12th 15.6 16.2 15.9 30.4 Heroin 10th 15.7 13.2 13.7 22.3 % of Seniors 2010 11
  • 12. Ease of Access Trend Prescription Drugs (Rx) and Heroin (12th grade) % of Seniors indicating very easy and somewhat easy access % 12
  • 13. Frequent Use Rates over Time Seniors 2004 - 2010 13
  • 14. Illegal Prescription Drug Use Seniors % of Seniors Used In Past Thirty Days (Frequent Use) % 2004 2006 2008 2010 Seniors (12th grade) 9.3 8 7.2 5.7 Sophomores 8.2 6.9 7.2 4.6 (10th grade) 14
  • 15. Where are students getting Prescription (Rx) Drugs? 15
  • 16. Attended Party Where Parents Allow Alcohol- Youth Report vs. Parent’s Perception 60 54.7 50 38.8 % 40 Sophomore 30 Senior 15 20 Parents* *2010 10 Parents Who Host Survey 0 Party with Alcohol 16
  • 17. Binge Drinking- Had 5 or more within a few hours % 17
  • 19. Suicide Attempts – Lifetime % Seniors 2010 % 19
  • 20. Self Mutilation – Lifetime % Seniors 20.6% 20.6% 20.6 20.4% 20.4 20.2 20% 2004 % 2006 20 2008 19.8 2010 19.6 Self Mutilation 20
  • 21. Sexual Activity % of Seniors 21
  • 22. Have You Been Bullied or Teased? 22
  • 23. Have You Bullied or Teased Others? 23
  • 24. Protective Factors • Clear Boundaries & Expectations – Parents & Schools: set rules, enforce rules, punish for breaking • In 2010, 79.1% of students reported that their parents set clear rules and 74.2% report that their parents punish them for breaking these rules. 24
  • 25. Protective Factors • Positive Youth Development – Participating in positive activities: faith, school sports, community activities • Academic Achievement – Good grades and school attendance • Trusted Adult – at Home or School • In 2010, Seniors reported that 87.6% had a trusted adult at home and 67.8% had a trusted adult at school. 25
  • 26. Parents Always and Often % 2004 2006 2008 2010 Parents 59 64 60.7 59 Involved in School Parents 78 81.7 76.7 79.1 Set Clear Rules Parents 75 76 76.6 74.2 Enforce Rules % Seniors 2010 26
  • 27. Protective Factors Parents 2010 Seniors - % Who have never used 2010 % of total Parents Parents Parents Parents students set clear enforce talk about are surveyed rules rules harmful involved effects at school Alcohol 20.6 30.7 32.5 35.8 32.2 Tobacco 52.0 67.5 68 70.7 66.8 Marijuana 55.6 64.5 66.3 72.1 66 Rx Drugs 79.7 84.9 85.9 85.5 86.1 27
  • 28. Protective Factors School and Community Activities 2010 Seniors - % who have never used 2010 % of total Involved in Involved in involved in students community school school surveyed activities activities sports Alcohol 20.6 36.7 31.1 27.5 Tobacco 52.0 74.5 73.3 70.7 Marijuana 55.6 74.6 68.7 62.9 Rx Drugs 79.7 90.2 87.6 84.8 28
  • 29. Trusted Adult At Home and At School % Seniors 2010 29
  • 30. Key Points Alcohol and Marijuana Use Increasing • Youth/children are using younger • Frequent use (30 day) for both marijuana and alcohol is up • Perception of harm is down for both alcohol and marijuana – Marijuana down from 2.05 to 1.81 (on a 3 point scale) • Ease of access for marijuana is up (66.2% to 73.1%) • Parents are allowing alcohol at parties (54.7% of seniors report) • Of the youth who drink over half (52.6%) binge drink 30
  • 31. Key Points Prescription (Rx) Drug Use • The good news – Thirty (30) day use is down – Lifetime use is down – Perception of Harm is up • The bad news – Youth are using at a younger age – 45.7% of seniors report prescription drugs are very easy and somewhat easy to obtain • Friends, stealing, purchase – Prescription drugs (opiates) can often lead to heroin use 31
  • 32. Key Points Heroin • More bad news – Access to heroin as reported by Fairfield County seniors (2010) is almost double than in 2008 – 2010 Lifetime prevalence rates for Fairfield County seniors is slightly more than three times greater than the National rate 32
  • 33. What’s Working? • Increasing awareness and readiness – Media, tools for parents • Providing education and support – Training and local coalition development • Encourage best practices and advocate for policy change – Responsible beverage service, social host laws, outdoor festival policies, compliance checks • Families – Setting and enforcing rules and talking to your kids makes a difference – Youth activities 33
  • 34. Community • Preventing teen drug and alcohol use takes a full community effort. • Substance abuse has many interrelated causes, and no single program or agency can address them all. • Due to the nature of this work, the effort must be consistently sustained for results to accrue over time. • Prevention works - protective factors are increasingly more effective, again causing use rates to go down. • Collaboration works - Shifts in community attitudes continue to drive drug use rates down. 34