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RITALIN PERCOCETSTIMULANTS

2019 Pride Survey Plus

Sussex County Youth Risk & Protective Factor Survey

Since 2006, the Coalition for Healthy and Safe Communities, a Program of the Center for

Prevention & Counseling, in Collaboration with participating Sussex County School Districts, conducted a biannual survey of students in

grades 6th-12th on their attitudes and behaviors regarding mental health, alcohol, tobacco and other

drugs.

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3,350 students from 5 Sussex County School District’s

Participated in the December 2019 Pride Survey.

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6th Grade13%

7th Grade14%

8th Grade14%

9th Grade17%

10th Grade15%

11th Grade15%

12th Grade13%

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

9th Grade

10th Grade

11th Grade

12th Grade

Grade Levels Surveyed

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6th Grade 8th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade

1.2% 8.3% 13.5% 28.4%

E-Cigarette and Vaporizer Use

The top E-Cigarette brand among Sussex County youth in 2019?

17% of high school students reported using the brand name

JUUL vaporizer.

Past 30-Day Use of E-Cigarettes

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While vaping trends may be alarming, it’s important to note that rates of traditional cigarettes smoking are the lowest they’ve been since the inception of this survey. Only 2% of

those surveyed reported smoking traditional cigarettes in the last 30 days. However, studies show that youth who use

e-cigarettes are 4 X more likely to try traditional cigarettes.

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Past 30-Day Use Comparison: Cigarettes vs. E-Cigarettes

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According to the 2020 National “Monitoring the Future” Survey, teens report vaping more than just nicotine. 34.5%

of 12th grade students nationwide reported using nicotine in their e-cigarettes, and nearly 22% reported smoking THC

(marijuana) oil from their e-cigarettes.

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Past 30-Day Marijuana Use

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Students who report yes to using marijuana within the last 30 days

48.8% of all Sussex County students in grades 6-12 report marijuana use as harmful or very harmful.

This Represents a 22% decrease in student perception of harm from 2017 to 2019.

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Past 30-Day Alcohol Use

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Alcohol Consumption Trends 2011 to 2019

6th Grade 8th Grade 10th Grade 12th Grade

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10th Grade16.9%

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2017 to 2019 concerning trends:

Since 2011, alcohol use has been on a downward trend in Sussex County. However, there are some areas of concern

among our 8th, 11th and 12th grade populations where we saw moderate to considerable increase in use from 2017-2019.

34% Increase among 8th graders

9% Increase among 11th graders

3% Increase among 12th graders

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When asked how frequently students have more than 5 alcoholic beverages in a few hours…

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

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Low Rates of Binge Drinking Were Reported!

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Annual Prescription Drug Misuse

Annual misuse of prescription drugs

has declined among high school students since 2017.

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Past 30-Day Use of Prescription Opioid Pain Killers

6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade

0.5%

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Although Sussex County students are aware of the risks, parents are still the number one reason children do not misuse substances.

In 2019, at least 86% of students reported their parents having a strong disapproval towards

using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

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Frequency of Illicit Drug Use In the Last Year

When Parents Set Clear Rules, Children Listen

Frequency of Illicit Drug Use Among

Students Who Reported Their Parents Having

Clear Rules

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Percentage of Parents with Very Strong Disapproval of Marijuana Use

Percentage of Students Reporting Past 30- Day Marijuana Use

Highest Disapproval Rates Equals Lowest Substance Use2019

Parent Disapproval of Marijuana vs. Past 30-Day Use

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At a Glance1 in 5 students claimed that some substances, like e-cigarettes

and alcohol, were easy or fairly easy to obtain.

Perception of friend and parent disapproval continueto be the top reasons why youth don’t use substances.

Most students still find moderate to great risk in using substances.

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72.8%ALCOHOL

89.5%TOBACCO

58.8%MARIJUANA

87%PRESCRIPTION

DRUGS

Sussex County Students’ Perception of Risk

In all categories, most students reported “Moderate or Great Risk” associated with misuse

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Annual Substance Use

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Since this survey’s inception in 2011, we have seen a continuous decline in substance use among Sussex County youth.

With data from this Pride survey, Center for Prevention and Counseling can identify and address areas of concern among

Sussex County youth.

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The data collected from Sussex County students also helps in the evaluation of current drug prevention programs and assesses the need for new or modified evidence-based programs and policies.

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For more information, please visitwww.centerforprevention.org