Get the Facts Fall 2012

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1 Get the Facts Fall 2012

2 We can change attitudes and behavior.

3 Percent of teens 16 and older who reported drinking and driving in the previous 30 days % % Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

4 18% of Seniors at OPRFHS reported driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year Illinois Youth Survey

5 60% of Seniors at OPRFHS think it is wrong to smoke cigarettes Illinois Youth Survey

6 Only 35% of Seniors at OPRFHS think it is wrong to smoke marijuana Illinois Youth Survey

7 93% of OPRFHS Seniors think smoking a pack of cigarettes a day causes great or moderate risk Illinois Youth Survey

8 Only 59% of OPRFHS Seniors think smoking marijuana regularly causes great or moderate risk Illinois Youth Survey

9 Smoking 3 to 4 joints has at least the same respiratory effect as 20 cigarettes. Marijuana Myths & Facts - Office of National Drug Control Policy

10 Marijuana is addictive. Marijuana Myths & Facts - Office of National Drug Control Policy

11 Regular users of marijuana show reduced skills in mathematics and verbal expression. Marijuana Myths & Facts - Office of National Drug Control Policy

12 Marijuana users experience impaired memory-retrieval processes. PEDIATRICS Vol. 124 No. 5 November 2009, pp. e1045-e1053 (doi: /peds ); American Academy of Pediatrics

13 In a recent study, participants who used marijuana heavily from high school through age 38 scored 8 points lower on an I.Q. test than they had when originally tested, as 13-year-olds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, August 2012.

14 Those who did not use marijuana or started as adults showed no real change in I.Q. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, August 2012.

15 60% of kids say their public high school is drug-infested. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

16 54% of kids say their private high school is drug-infested. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

17 Kids who have seen photos on Facebook of people getting drunk or using drugs are 4 times more likely to have used marijuana CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

18 and 3 times more likely to get drunk. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

19 Kids who have been left home alone overnight are twice as likely to use marijuana and alcohol. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

20 42% of year olds report to have been left home alone overnight. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

21 32% of middle school students say that students keep, use or sell drugs on school grounds. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

22 Cigarettes and then beer are the easiest substances for teens to get. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

23 41% of teens drink to have fun. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

24 29% drink to fit in. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

25 22% drink to relieve stress or because they are feeling depressed, sad or lonely. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

26 Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are 22 times more likely to use cocaine. PEDIATRICS Vol. 124 No. 5 November 2009, pp. e1045-e1053 (doi: /peds ); American Academy of Pediatrics

27 Teens who believe their fathers are OK with them drinking are 2-1/2 times more likely to get drunk in a typical month. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

28 20% of 16- and 17-year old boys say their fathers are OK with them drinking. CASA, 2012 National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII - Teens

29 The three leading causes of death for 15- to 24-year olds are automobile crashes, homicides and suicides. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking, 2007; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

30 Alcohol is the leading factor in all three causes of those deaths. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking, 2007; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

31 15% of shock-trauma patients from traffic crashes were under the influence of marijuana. Marijuana Myths & Facts - Office of National Drug Control Policy

32 25% of Seniors at OPRFHS reported driving under the influence of marijuana and/or other drugs Illinois Youth Survey

33 The riskiest time for kids and drug involvement is from 3-6 pm during the school week. Marijuana Myths & Facts - Office of National Drug Control Policy

34 27% of 8th graders nationwide used alcohol in the past year Monitoring the Future Survey, University of Michigan.

35 38% of 8th graders at Roosevelt Middle School used alcohol in the past year Illinois Youth Survey

36 32% of 8th graders at Brooks and Julian Middle Schools used alcohol in the past year Illinois Youth Survey

37 78% of 12th graders at OPRFHS used alcohol in the past year Illinois Youth Survey

38 37% of 12th graders reported binge drinking in the past 2 weeks of the survey Illinois Youth Survey

39 Most kids get their alcohol from home. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking, 2007; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

40 A child who gets through age 21 without smoking, using drugs or abusing alcohol is virtually certain never to do so. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

41 The more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

42 About 90% of adults with alcohol and drug addictions started using before 18. Partnership at Drugfree.org

43 Among year olds, Blacks and Hispanics use drugs and alcohol less than Whites. NIDA, November 17, 2011

44 Teen use by race: 39% of Whites 37% of Hispanics 32% of Blacks 24% of Asians NIDA, November 17, 2011

45 If an older sibling uses, it increases the probability that the younger sibling will also use at about the same age or earlier. Identifying Sibling Influence on Teenage Substance Use, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, NBER Working paper 16508, 2010 by Joseph G. Altonji, Sarah Cattan, and Iain Ware, October 2010.

46 Only 13% of OPRFHS Seniors said they would always or most always get caught by their parents if they drank alcohol without permission Illinois Youth Survey

47 Only 8% of OPRFHS Seniors said they would always or most always get caught by their parents if they went to a party where alcohol is served Illinois Youth Survey

48 84% of OPRFHS Seniors said they would never or sometimes get caught by their parents if they rode in a car driven by a teen who had been drinking Illinois Youth Survey

49 29% of OPRFHS 10th graders reported feeling so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more that they stopped doing some usual activities Illinois Youth Survey

50 Teens who have seen their parents drunk are more than twice as likely to get drunk in a typical month. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

51 Teens who have seen their parents drunk are more than 3 times as likely to use marijuana. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

52 Kids that begin drinking before age 15 are 4 times likelier to become alcohol addicted than those who do not drink before age 21. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

53 Alcohol abuse and addiction cost the nation an estimated $220 billion in 2005 more than cancer ($196B) and obesity ($130B). The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

54 For every $100 states spend on substance abuse and addiction, $2.38 is spent on prevention. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

55 High school girls drink, smoke and use illegal drugs as much as their male classmates. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

56 Nearly 1/4 of all girls report beginning to drink alcohol before age 13. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

57 Alcohol is involved in as many as 73% of all rapes. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

58 Since 1992, there has been a 175% jump in marijuana potency. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

59 Each day more than 13,000 children and teens take their first drink. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

60 1 in 4 Americans will have an alcohol or drug problem at some point in their lives. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

61 Lifetime alcohol abuse and dependence is greatest for those who begin drinking between 11 and 14. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)

62 Knowing the facts is the first step in changing attitudes and behaviors.