Student Drug Use Survey 2014 Regional Findings

1. Student Drug Use Survey 2014 Regional Findings

2. Who We Are • 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 every child in our community will grow up in an environment that is purposefully drug-free.

3. What We Do Mission: to promote drug-free environments for youth by enhancing partnerships to educate, advocate and support locally-based community mobilization. Goal: to prevent & reduce substance abuse among youth

4. Strategic Pathways Prevention Research – to ensure data-driven decision-making for prevention action. Local Coalition Development – to strengthen & support local, neighborhood anti-drug efforts. Prevention Action – to establish & strengthen collaboration across community sectors to implement evidence-based prevention.

5. 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

6. Survey Methodology • Pride Surveys questionnaire • Administered every two years - 8th cycle since 2000 • 56,708 seventh through twelfth grade students from 107 schools completed the survey • Distribution is representative of the region • Respondents from public & private schools across 7 counties in the tri-state region

7. Key Findings & Trends

8. Prevalence of Use

9. Overall, most youth are not using

10. National Comparison of 12th gr.

11. Age of First Use

12. 13 is a Pivotal Age

13. Perception of Risk/Harm

14. Marijuana perceived as least harmful

15. Perception of Parental Disapproval

16. Record High Levels of Parental Disapproval

17. Perception of Friend Disapproval

18. Record High Levels ofFriend Disapproval

19. Ease of Availability

20. Be vigilant on access and availability

21. High Risk Drinking 23.4% of 12th graders report binge drinking

22. Pro-Social Behaviors – 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

23. Risky Behaviors – 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

24. Areas of Progress Impact • Since 2000, Alcohol use declined 41% • Tobacco use declined 53% • Marijuana use declined 24% • Ease of Availability has improved by one third. • Since 2004, Parental Disapproval has improved 8-12% • Peer Disapproval has improved 30-50% • Since 2012, Prescription Drug use declined 34%

25. Areas of Concern Concerns • 13 is a pivotal age • Be vigilant on access and availability • Friends • Parties • Monitor, Secure, Dispose • Binge drinking is risky • Marijuana use has surpassed tobacco use

26. Concluding Messages • Prevention First! • 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. • We need to move forward and enhance our efforts to aggressively address community risk factors.