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Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District: Student Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Survey . Prepared by: Garth Kruger, Ph.D. EvaluationGroup, LLC. Introduction. EvaluationGroup,LLC Garth Kruger Ph.D. Dmitri Poltavski, Ph.D. Jacque Gray, Ph.D.
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Warren-Alvarado-Oslo School District: Student Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Survey Prepared by: Garth Kruger, Ph.D. EvaluationGroup, LLC
Introduction • EvaluationGroup,LLC • Garth Kruger Ph.D. • Dmitri Poltavski, Ph.D. • Jacque Gray, Ph.D. • OUR SERVICES INCLUDE www.evaluationgroupllc.com • PROGRAM EVALUATION DESIGN • WRITING LOGIC MODELS • NEEDS ASSESSMENTS • SURVEY CONSTRUCTION • DATA ANALYSIS • WEB PAGE DESIGN
Purpose of Presentation • To review student behavioral risk indicators • To examine impacts of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Overview • WAO Student Survey • Primarily derived from the Minnesota Student Survey • Addition of questions from other surveys • Modified to be shorter and quicker • Tailored to grant measurement needs
Overview • Grant is measuring: • Past 30 days of use • alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana (chewing tobacco added) • Perception of risk involved with use • Perception of parental disapproval of use • Average age of onset of first use for tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana (not examining today)
Results Past 30 days of use for alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana and chewing tobacco
Alcohol use past 30 days -student body • During the last 30 days, how many times (if any) have you had alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, wine coolers, liquor) to drink?
Alcohol use past 30 days -12th grade State Ave=64% MNSS 2007
Alcohol Use-12th grade-5 year trend *2010 is alcohol use past 30 days, previous dates are use at any point during the past year.
Adult Behaviors In raw numbers, 133 students knew one or more adults
Percentages of Students Not Using Marijuana by Grade (n=213)
Smokeless tobacco use-past 30 days –12th graders How frequently have you used smokeless tobacco during the past 30 days?
Percentages of Students Never Having Used Smokeless Tobacco by Grade (n=213)
Percentages of Students Not Using Cigarettes by Grade (n=213)
Results Perception of risk involved with use for cigarettes, marijuana and alcohol
Results Perception of parental disapproval of cigarette, marijuana and alcohol use.
Take Away Messages • 50% of 12th graders reported using alcohol within the past 30 days of the survey • Chewing tobacco use rates are high, especially for older students. • Cigarette use by 12th graders was low at 8.5% (state average=25.6%)
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