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Marijuana Use Among Youth in Ward 7
Highlights of the Pride Survey results from four middle and
high
charter schools
30Day Use in MIDDLE School 30Day Use in HIGH School
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7.8%
Marijuana (2015)
30.7%
Marijuana (2015)
2.8%
Marijuana (2013)
24.0%
Marijuana (2013)
The results are staggering:
There was nearly a three-fold increase in 30-day use of
marijuana among surveyed
middle school students from 2013 to 2015
The increase among high school students was 28% from 2013 to
2015
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Student Perceptions 2013, 2015)
Laws & Norms Favorable to Drug Use
58%
62%
2013 2015
Parental Attitudes Favorable Toward Drug Use
16% 32%2013 2015
Perceived Availability of Drugs
29% 28%2013 2015
The most concerning among the
data is Parental Attitudes Favor-
able Toward Drug Use.
About the data:
The Ward 7 Safe & Drug-Free Communities Coalition uses the
Pride survey (Risk and Protective Factor Questionnaire for Grades 6
to 12) to identify the status of risk and protective factors that
predict various problem behav-iors (drug use, truancy, crime and
violence). The survey allows multi-year comparison of data,
evaluates preven-
tion goals and objectives, allows for voluntary participation,
and is used by more than 8,000 school systems.
The survey was implemented in May 2015 in four schools:
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public PolicyParkside
Middle School, Parkside High School
Friendship Public Charter SchoolBlow Pierce Middle School
IDEA Public Charter School (high school)
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4645 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE, Suite 202, Washington,
DC 20019(202) 329-8227 * [email protected] * www.w7sdcc.org
The Ward 7 Safe & Drug-free Communities Coalition is a
nonprot organization, incorporated in the District of Columbia
and organized to promote substance abuse prevention among youth
and adults living in Ward 7 in the District of Columbia.
The Coalition promotes prevention through resident education and
empowerment.
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