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Show Drug Use Among Students (Utah School Drug Survey) These figures are collected anonymously by school officials for students in grades 7 through 12. Due to changes in the law, officials now have to receive a parent's or guardian's permission to ask students these questions. The most recent survey were conducted in 1997. Data from this survey was not available at the time of publication. Another pertinent fact to remember when reviewing these data is that it does not include students who were absent or school drop outs; therefore, the figures may be lower than they ought to be for the equivalent age group in the general population. Since 1984, the percentage of Utah students reporting that they had used drugs (either ever or in the past month) appears to have stayed somewhat level or to have declined slightly depending on the drug. Although tobacco use in general appears to follow this trend, use of cigarettes in the past month is the only rate to have shown a steady increase since 1984. The most commonly used drugs by students in Utah and the U.S. are alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants, and amphetamines. Utah rates are typically lower for those who have ever tried a substance. While Utah students are less likely than their U.S. counterparts to ever try drugs, among Utah students who do use drugs a wide variety of substances is used. Utah rates for students who have used a substance in the past month are higher than U.S. rates for amphetamines, tranquilizers, cocaine, heroin, inhalants, and hallucinogens. Table 85. Drug Use Among Utah 1984-94 Students, Drug Use 1984 1989 1994 Alcohol Ever Month 45.2 24.5 46.9 21.8 38.3 18.6 Smokeless Tobacco Ever Month - ~ 12.2 5.3 Cigarettes Ever Month 9.6 10.5 28.8 12.4 Any Tobacco Ever Month 36.1 16.3 33.9 13.4 30.3 13.7 Marijuana Ever Month 21.5 11.8 16.0 6.1 14.4 7.9 Amphetamines Ever Month 13.0 6.4 9.8 3.9 10.3 5.0 Barbiturates Ever Month 6.5 3.5 3.9 1.7 5.1 2.8 Tranquilizers Ever Month 7.0 3.4 4.2 1.7 3.8 1.8 Cocaine Ever Month 6.5 3.5 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 Heroin Ever Month 2.1 1.7 1.0 0.5 1.7 1.0 Inhalants Ever Month 12.7 5.2 11.0 4.2 12.5 5.5 Hallucinogens Ever Month 7.6 4.0 6.3 2.7 6.0 3.5 Pain Medications Ever Month 17.3 9,0 16.2 8.3 13.9 7.1 Sample Size 46,665 26,789 15,790 Table 85 and 86. Source: 1984-1994: Bahr, S.J. (1995). Drug Use Among Utah Students 1994. Salt Lake City: Division of Substance Abuse, p. 12, 13. Table 86. Drug Use Among Utah and U.S. Students, 1994 Drug Use Utah 8th U.S. Utah 10th U.S. Utah 12th U.S. Alcohol Ever Month 5 Drinks 33.0 15.3 6.1 55.8 25.5 14.5 46.1 21.0 9.5 71.1 39.2 23.6 44.8 21.0 9.3 80.4 50.1 28.2 Smokeless Tobacco Ever Month 9.0 4.0 18.7 6.6 14.8 6.1 28.1 10.4 13.9 5.8 31.0 10.7 Cigarettes Ever Month 24.0 11.4 45.3 16.7 34.2 14.0 56.3 24.7 33.8 13.2 61.9 29.9 Marijuana Ever Month 10.4 6.8 16.7 7.8 18.8 9.4 30.4 15.8 18.9 8.7 38.2 19.0 Amphetamines Ever Month 8.8 4.3 12.3 3.6 13.1 5.8 15.1 4.5 11.2 4.7 15.7 4.0 Barbiturates Ever Month 4.5 2.4 ;; 5.7 3.1 - 5.3 2.3 7.0 1.7 Tranquilizers Ever Month 3.3 1.4 4.6 1.1 3.7 1.6 5.4 1.5 4.3 2.0 6.6 1.4 Cocaine Ever Month 2.2 1.2 3.6 1.0 3.2 1.8 4.3 1.2 3.9 2.5 5.9 1.5 Heroin Ever Month 1.8 1.0 2.0 0.6 2.0 0.9 1.5 0.4 2.2 1.1 1.2 0.3 Inhalants Ever Month 14.3 7.4 19.9 5.6 14.7 5.3 18.0 3.6 9.2 3.0 17.7 2.7 Hallucinogens Ever Month 4.3 2.8 4.3 1.3 6.6 3.5 8.1 2.4 7.8 3.8 11.4 3.1 Sample Size 2,696 17,300 2,609 15,800 2,519 15,400 121 |
