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 by
CASAColumbia®

© 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
21
18
24
25
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
8

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
53
50
62
51
61
63 64
66
62
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
46
55 53
66
55
64 65 68 72 69
61
24
32 29
42
29
40 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

17
22
26
37
35
8
16
19
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

18
50
43
66
60
17
27
38
31
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
19

• 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

21
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
Substance Use and

• 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
22
Substance Use and

• 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
Substance Use and

24
25
43
16
6
13
6
Used Marijuana Used Alcohol Used Tobacco
Have Seen Have Not Seen
Substance Use and
Percent of Teen Substance Use by Whether They Report Seeing
Pictures of Teens Getting Drunk, Passed Out or Using Other Drugs

Parental Supervision
25

26
17
27
42
12-13 14-15 16-17
Home Alone
Percent of Teens Who Report
Being Left Home Alone Overnight, by Age

27
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

29
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

30
24
58
45
7
15
10
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

31
18
22
34
22
4
OK for Teens to SmokeOK for Teens to Get
Drunk
OK for Teens to Use
Marijuana
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

33
46
54
High Stress (6-10) Low Stress (0-5)
Teens and Stress
Percent of Teens Reporting High and Low Levels
of Stress in Their Lives

34
14
36
22
8
18
8
High Stress Low Stress
Teen Substance Use and Stress
Percent of Teens Who Have Used Substances,
by Stress Level

35
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 Stress
Percent

Other Notable Findings
36

37
28
26 25 26
27
26
27
21
19
23
26
15
22
19
14
17
15 14
26
23
24
11
13
19
16
13
10
13
9 9
7
10
5 6 6
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Cigarettes
Marijuana
Beer
Prescription
Drugs
All 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

38
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

39
29
32
46
31
33
49
31
34
50
Marijuana Prescription Drugs Alcohol
2010
2011
2012
Marijuana, Prescription Drugs, Alcohol within a Day
Trends in Getting Drugs
in a Day

40
17
19
25
4
12
25
12-13 14-15 16-17
Prescription Drugs Marijuana
Getting Drugs Within an Hour
Marijuana or Prescription Drugs within an Hour, by Age

27
34
41
12
30
52
12-13 14-15 16-17
Prescription Drugs Marijuana
41
Marijuana or Prescription Drugs within a Day, by Age
Getting Drugs Within a Day

42
8
18
9
11
33
18
4+/Month 0-3/Month
Drug Use and
Religious Service Attendance
Percent of Teens Who Have Used Marijuana, Alcohol, Nicotine,
by How Often Teen Attends Religious Services

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