Press Release
| Substance
Use Among Youth Down Significantly, 2001 to 2003 (8th, 10th, and 12th Grades Combined) |
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|
2001
|
2003
|
Change
as a % of 2001
|
|
| Any Illicit Drug | |||
|
Lifetime
|
41.0
|
37.4
|
-8.6*
|
|
Annual
|
31.8
|
28.3
|
-10.9*
|
|
Current
|
19.4
|
17.3
|
-11.2*
|
| Marijuana | |||
|
Lifetime
|
35.3
|
32.4
|
-8.2*
|
|
Annual
|
27.5
|
24.5
|
-10.8*
|
|
Current
|
16.6
|
14.8
|
-10.8*
|
| MDMA (Ecstasy) | |||
|
Lifetime
|
8.0
|
5.5
|
-32.1*
|
|
Annual
|
6.1
|
3.1
|
-48.6*
|
|
Current
|
2.4
|
1.1
|
-52.9*
|
| LSD | |||
|
Lifetime
|
6.6
|
3.7
|
-43.4*
|
|
Annual
|
4.1
|
1.6
|
-60.8*
|
|
Current
|
1.5
|
0.6
|
-60.7*
|
| Amphetamines | |||
|
Lifetime
|
13.9
|
11.8
|
-15.4*
|
|
Annual
|
9.6
|
8.0
|
-16.8*
|
|
Current
|
4.7
|
3.9
|
-17.0*
|
| Inhalants | |||
|
Lifetime
|
15.3
|
13.4
|
-12.3*
|
|
Annual
|
7.0
|
6.2
|
-11.3*
|
|
Current
|
2.8
|
2.7
|
-3.3
|
| Alcohol | |||
|
Lifetime
|
65.7
|
64.8
|
-1.3
|
|
Annual
|
58.4
|
54.6
|
-6.6*
|
|
Current
|
35.7
|
33.3
|
-6.5*
|
| Cigarettes | |||
|
Lifetime
|
49.1
|
40.9
|
-16.9*
|
|
Current
|
20.3
|
16.6
|
-18.1*
|
|
* Denotes statistically
significant change from 2001. |
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