National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XVII: Teens

NATIONAL SURVEY OF AMERICAN ATTITUDES ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE XVII:

TEENS

August 22, 2012

A Report byCASAColumbia®

© CASAColumbia 2013

Survey

• Nationally representative

• Conducted by QEV Analytics, Ltd.

By telephone

Nationally representative sample of 1,003 teenagers, ages 12-17 (493 boys, 510 girls)

Sampling error 3.1%

2


Advisors

Timothy Johnson, Ph.D.Professor, University of Illinois Director, Survey Research Laboratory

Robert Shapiro, Ph.D.Professor, Columbia University

3


Top Teen Concerns

4

29

22

16

29

22 21

27

2118

2425

16

28

22

15

23 24

17

26

22

14

24 24

12

26

18

11

Nicotine, Alcohol, Drugs Social Pressures Academic Pressures

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Percent


America’s “High” Schools

5


Substance Use During School

• 86% of high school students say classmates smoke, drink or use other drugs during the school day

• High school students say nearly 1 in 5 of their classmates (17%) smoke, drink or use other drugs during the school day

6


A Safe Haven for Substance Use

• 52% of high school students say there is a place where students go to smoke, drink and use other drugs during school

• 36% of high school students say it is easy for students to smoke, drink and use other drugs during the school day without getting caught

7


Selling Drugs at School

• Almost half of high school students (44%) know of a student who sells illegal drugs at their school

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Drugs Sold at School

9

Among High School Students Who Know of a Dealer at School, Percent Who Say the Following Drugs Are Sold


Student Substance Use

10

21

55

35

11

32

16

Used TobaccoUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana

Know of a Student Who Sells Drugs at School

Don't Know of a Student Who Sells Drugs

Percent of High School Students Who Have Used Marijuana, Alcohol or Tobacco, by Whether Students Know of a Drug Dealer at School


My Close Friends Use

11

51

39

Marijuana Nicotine

Percent of High School Students Who Say Their Close Friends Use Marijuana, Nicotine


Friends/Classmates Who Use

12

42

23 23

10 10 10

Illegal Drugs (acid,ecstasy, meth, cocaine)

Prescription Drugs Over-the-Counter Drugs

Know More Than One Know Only One

Percent of High School Students Who Say They Know a Friend/Classmate Who Uses


Drug-Infected Schools: Where Drugs Are Used, Kept

or Sold On School Grounds

13


Drug-Infected Schools

14

44

5350

62

51

61 63 64 6662 60

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Percent of High School Students Who Say Drugs Used, Kept, Sold on School Grounds


Drug-Infected Public and Private Schools

15

4655 53

6655

64 65 68 72 6961

2432 29

42

2940 39 39

33 36

54

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Public High School Private High School

Percent of High School Students Who Say Drugs Used, Kept, Sold on School Grounds


Drug Use by School Type

16

16

40

24

6

16

7

Used TobaccoUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana

Drug-Infected School Drug-Free School

Percent of Teens (Ages 12-17) Who Have Used Marijuana, Alcohol, Nicotine


2226

37 35

8

1619 17

Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol Cigarettes


Drug Access by School Type

Percent of Teens (Ages 12-17) Who Can Get Cigarettes, Alcohol and Other Drugs within an Hour


5043

6660

1727

3831

Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol Cigarettes


Drug Access by School Type

Percent of Teens (Ages 12-17) Who Can Get Cigarettes, Alcohol and Other Drugs within a Day


Social Networking: Digital Peer Pressure

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• 75% of teens say that seeing pictures on social networking sites of kids partying with alcohol or marijuana encourages other teens to want to party like that

• This includes:

79% of 16- to 17-year olds



• Nearly 1/2 of teens ages 12 to 17 (4%) have seen pictures on Facebook, MySpace or another social networking site of kids getting drunk or passed out or using other drugs

20

Substance Use and Social Networking Sites


18

50

68

12-13 14-15 16-17

Percent of Teens Who Have Seen Pictures of Kids Drunk or Passed Out or Using Other Drugs

on Social Networking Sites, by Age



• 47% of teens who have seen pictures on social networking sites of kids getting drunk or passed out or using other drugs say teens in pictures seem to be having a good time

• This includes:

39% of 12- to 13-year olds;

39% of 14- to 15-year olds; and

55% of 16- to 17- year olds

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• 62% of teens say that seeing pictures of teens using marijuana encourages other teens to want to use marijuana; and

• 63% of teens say that seeing pictures of teens drinking encourages other teens to want to drink

23



25

43

16

6

13

6

Used Marijuana Used Alcohol Used Tobacco

Have Seen Have Not Seen


Percent of Teen Substance Use by Whether They Report Seeing Pictures of Teens Getting Drunk, Passed Out or Using Other Drugs


Parental Supervision

25


17

27

42

12-13 14-15 16-17

Home AlonePercent of Teens Who Report

Being Left Home Alone Overnight, by Age


23

41

20

11

21

7

Marijuana Alcohol Nicotine

Home Alone Overnight Never Home Alone Overnight

Home Alone and Substance Use

Percent of Teens Reporting Substance Use, by Whether or Not They Are Left Home Alone Overnight


Parental Disapproval

28


87

72

81

88

74

81

Used Marijuana Drank Alcohol Smoked Cigarettes

2012 2005

Teen Perception of Parental Attitudes

Percent of Teens Who Say Parents Would Be Extremely Upset if They Found Out I Smoked, Drank or Used Marijuana


24

58

45

7

1510

Used NicotineUsed AlcoholUsed Marijuana

Parents Would Not Be Extremely Upset

Parents Would Be Extremely Upset

Teen Substance Use and Parental Attitudes

Percent of Teens Reporting Substance Use, by Parental Attitudes


1822

34

224

OK for Teens to SmokeOK for Teens to GetDrunk

OK for Teens to UseMarijuana

Teens Reflect Parental Attitudes

Parents Would Not Be Extremely Upset

Parents Would Be Extremely Upset

Percent of Teens Who Think Substance Use is OK, by Parental Disapproval


Stress and Substance Use

32


46

54

High Stress (6-10) Low Stress (0-5)

Teens and StressPercent of Teens Reporting High and Low Levels

of Stress in Their Lives


14

36

22

8

18

8


High Stress Low Stress

Teen Substance Use and StressPercent of Teens Who Have Used Substances,

by Stress Level


1

2

2

2

3

4

10

13

56

Money

Bullying

Social pressures (popularity/fitting in)

Sports

Balancing school and other activities

Drama/friends

Other

Family/home issues

Academic pressure

Teens’ #1 Source of StressPercent


Other Notable Findings

36


2826 25 26 27 26 27

2119

2326

15

2219

1417

15 14

2623 24

11 13

1916

1310

13

9 97

10

5 6 6

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Cigarettes

Marijuana

Beer

PrescriptionDrugsAll Same

* Prior to 2010, we asked, "Which is easiest to buy...?"

Which Drugs Easiest to Get?Percent of Teens Who Say it is Easiest to Get*

Cigarettes, Beer, Marijuana or Prescription Drugs, 2006-2012


13

18

27

15

19

26

14

20

27

Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol

2010

2011

2012

Trends in Getting Drugs in an Hour

Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, Alcohol within an

Hour


2932

46

31 33

49

3134

50

Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol

2010

2011

2012

Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, Alcohol within a Day

Trends in Getting Drugs in a Day


1719

25

4

12

25

12-13 14-15 16-17

Prescription Drugs Marijuana

Getting Drugs Within an Hour

Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana or Prescription Drugs within an Hour, by Age


2734

41

12

30

52

12-13 14-15 16-17

Prescription Drugs Marijuana

41

Percent of Teens Who Can Get Marijuana or Prescription Drugs within a Day, by Age

Getting Drugs Within a Day


8

18

911

33

18


4+/Month 0-3/Month

Drug Use and Religious Service AttendancePercent of Teens Who Have Used Marijuana, Alcohol, Nicotine,

by How Often Teen Attends Religious Services


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