Fairfax County Youth Survey School Year 2013-2014: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

Fairfax County 2013 Youth Survey

Fairfax County

Youth SurveySchool Year 2013-2014

Updated October 2014

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs


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It provides DATA to county, school, and community–based organizations to:

• Assess Youth Strengths and Needs

• Develop Programs and Services

• Monitor Trends

• Measure Community Indicators

• Guide Countywide Planning of Prevention Efforts

About the Fairfax County Youth Survey


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• Comprehensive

• Anonymous

• Voluntary

More About the Fairfax County Youth Survey

It examines the

• Behaviors,

• Experiences, and

• Risk and Protective Factors that influence the well-being of our county’s youth.


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Fairfax County Youth Survey Web Page

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey


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Fairfax County Youth Survey Participation

• 47,084 FCPS students

• Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12

• Representing 89% of enrolled students

6th grade students take a shortened,

modified survey.


Three to Succeed


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Three to Succeed

The Three to Succeed concept is based on the youth survey analysis that shows how just having three assets (or strengths) dramatically reduces risk behaviors and promotes thriving youth.

Assets are strengths in young people, their families, schools

and communities that help them thrive in health, in school

and daily life, and in a safe environment. The more assets

an individual has in their lives, the fewer risk behaviors are

reported.


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Having High Personal Integrity Performing Community Service Having Teachers Recognize Good Work

Having Community Adults to Talk to Participating in Extracurricular ActivitiesHaving Parents Available for Help

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Three to SucceedAsset Graph for Fairfax County (Grades 8, 10, 12)


High Personal Integrity Perform Community Service Feel Safe at School

Have Community Adults to Talk to

Participate in Extracurricular ActivitiesParents are Available for Help

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Asset Graph for Fairfax County (Grade 6)

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Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs:Survey Questions and Results


Fairfax County Youth Survey Question

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The next section asks about your thoughts aboutand experiences with tobacco, alcohol, and otherdrugs.

Students were asked the following…

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ALCOHOL - On how many occasions (if any) have you had beer, wine, or hard liquor duringthe past 30 days?

• 0 occasions • 1-2 occasions • 3-5 occasions • 6-9 occasions• 10-19 occasions• 20-39 occasions• 40 or more occasions

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Overall 8th 10th 12th Female Male White Black His-panic

Asian Other/ Multiple

FCPS 19.3 5 17.5 36.2 19.8 18.8 23.4 14.8 22.1 10.5 20.2

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Percent Who Drank Alcohol in Last 30 Days(Grades 8, 10, 12)

Note: 6th Grade Prevalence = 1.7%

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BINGE DRINKING - Think back over the last two weeks. How many times have you had five or more alcoholic drinks in a row?

• None• Once• Twice• 3-5 times• 6-9 times• 10 or more times

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Percent Reporting Binge Drinking (Grades 8, 10, 12) (Five or More Drinks in a Row, past 2 weeks)



FCPS 9.3 1.8 7.6 18.9 8.5 10.1 11.4 6.4 11.3 4.5 9.8


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TOBACCO - How often have you smoked cigarettes during the past 30 days?

• Not at all• Less than one cigarette per day• One to five cigarettes per day• About one-half pack per day• About one pack per day• About one and one half packs per day• Two or more packs per day

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Asian Other/ Multi-

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FCPS 5.3 1.7 4.2 10.1 4.9 5.7 5.3 4.5 7.7 3.1 6.5


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Percent Who Smoked Cigarettes in Last 30 Days (Grades 8, 10, 12)


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Fairfax County Youth Survey QuestionsOTHER DRUGS - On how many occasions (if any) have you:• used marijuana, • LSD or other hallucinogens (acid, angel dust, special k, shrooms)• used cocaine or crack• sniffed glue, breathed (huffed) the contents of an aerosol spray can, or

inhaled other gases or sprays in order to get high• used methamphetamine (speed, crystal, crank, or ice)• used Ecstasy• taken steroids without a doctor’s order• used heroin• taken painkillers (such as Oxycontin, Vicodin, Percoset, Codeine, and

Opium) without a doctor’s order• taken a prescription drug other than painkillers (such as Ritalin, Adderal,

or Xanax) without a doctor’s order• taken over-the-counter drugs to get high

0, 1-2, 3-5, 6-9, 10-19,20-39, 40 or more occasions

Rates of use by selected demographics can be found in the appendix of this presentation.

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FCPS 11.3 2.8 10.9 20.7 9.4 13.3 12 13.6 14.4 5.4 13.5

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Percent Who Used Marijuana in Last 30 Days(Grades 8, 10, 12)


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FCPS 1.5 2.1 1.5 0.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.3 2.4 0.7 2.4

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Percent Who Used Inhalants in Last 30 Days(Grades 8, 10, 12)


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Percent Who Used ATOD in the Past 30-Days(Grades 8, 10, 12)



FCPS % 26.7 10.9 25.1 44.3 26.2 27.2 29.4 25.7 31.9 16.2 29.9

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Percent Who Used ATOD in the Past 30-Days(Grade 6)

Overall Female Male White Black His-panic


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Violence and AggressionCorrelation to ATOD Use


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Correlation Data

• Cross-tabulations are when we look at the way students responded to multiple questions, for example when we look at results by demographics such as symptoms of depression by gender or the cross of two experiences such as symptoms of depression by substance use.

Cross-tabulations of data do not imply cause and effect.

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Correlation Data

• The results do not imply that being a certain gender or using substances causes depression. The data indicate there is a correlation of the female gender reporting higher prevalence of reported depressive symptoms.

• Similarly, youth who use substances are more likely to report symptoms of depression, but the results do NOT show if substance use causes depression or if depression leads to substance use.

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Victim Bullying

Victim Racial or Cultural Harrass-

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Victim Cyber-

bullying at School

Bullied Others

Racially or Cul-turally Har-

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Cyber-bullied

Others at School

Carried a Weapon

Ever Been in a

Gang

Used ATOD

56.12 48.4 22.23 59.79 52.01 16.72 22.21 7.18

No ATOD

48.81 37.98 12.17 40.57 28.29 5.74 5.88 1.2

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ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12) Violence and Aggression Related Factors

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Victim Bul-lying

Victim Racial or Cultural Harrass-

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Victim Cy-ber-bully-

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Bullied Others

Racially or Culturally Harrassed

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Carried a Weapon

Used ATOD

58.15 30.96 27.39 34.24 14.35 6.39 39.27

No ATOD

43.41 17.03 12.39 17.05 4.37 0.870000000000005

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Health and Well-BeingCorrelation to ATOD Use


Depression Sleep (Fewer than 8 hrs)

Ever Had Sexual In-tercourse

Ever Had Oral Sex

ATOD Use 43.66 79.25 50.25 55.66

No ATOD 24.53 62.5 8.58 10.22

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ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12) Health and Well-Being Related Factors

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School PerformanceCorrelation to ATOD Use


Skipped School* Don't Feel Safe at School

Suspended in Past Year

Poor Grades Low Perceived Ability to Do

Well in School

Used ATOD 39.96 19.4 13.66 4.8 1.9

No ATOD 15.07 11.9 4.88 1.7 1.39

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ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12) School Performance Related Factors

*Data are from the 2012 Fairfax County Youth Survey

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Poor Grades

Low Per-ceived Abil-

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Don't Feel Safe At School

ATOD Use

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No ATOD

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Risk and Protective Factors



Risk Factors help us explain circumstances that may increase the likelihood of problem behaviors

Youth who exhibit increased amounts of a risk factor are considered to be at “high risk” in that category

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Protective Factors can help increase resiliency to substance use and problem behaviors, buffering youth from riskYouth who exhibit increased amounts of a protective

factor are considered to have “high protection” in that category

Full Glossary of R&P questions can be found in the2010 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report..

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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Alcohol Useand Self-Reported Past 30-Day Alcohol Use

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Very Wrong Wrong A Little Bit Wrong

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How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to drink beer, wine, or

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Perceived Parental Acceptance of Cigarette Use and Self-Reported Past 30-Day Cigarette Use

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Very Wrong

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Cigarette useNo Cigarette

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How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to smoke cigarettes?


Perceived Parental Acceptance of Marijuana Use and Self-Reported Past 30-Day Marijuana Use

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Very Wrong

Wrong A Little Bit Wrong

Not Wrong

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How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to smoke marijuana?


Protective FactorsCorrelation to ATOD Use


High Per-sonal In-tegrity

Perform Community

Service

Teachers Recognize

Good Work

Have Com-munity

Adults to Talk to

Participate in Extra-curricu-lar Activities

Parents are Available for

Help

ATOD Use

57.7 63.65 55.7 28 73.54 69.74

No ATOD 87.1 70.61 66.2 42 74.62 81.9

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ATOD (Grades 8, 10, 12) Protective Factors

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High Per-sonal In-tegrity

Participate in Extra-curricu-lar Activities

Feel Safe at School

Have Com-munity

Adults to Talk to

Perform Community

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Parents are Available for

Help

ATOD Use

88.6 67.84 84.7 44.2 38.95 75.6

No ATOD 97.9 73.37 94.4 53.6 43.44 89.8

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Having Parents Available for Help Having Teachers Recognize Good Work Having Community Adults to Talk to

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The Prevention Toolkit provides presentations, videos, fact sheets, links to helpful organizations and resources, and ideas for taking action in your family and community to address Youth Survey related topics.

The Prevention Toolkit

The Prevention Toolkit Websitewww.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm

Contact [email protected]

• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

• Bullying and Cyberbullying

• Depression, Suicide & Unhealthy Weight Loss

• Nutrition and Physical Activity

• Teen Dating Abuse

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit.htm

mailto:[email protected]


Help and More Information

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Find this and other organizations in the Prevention Toolkit as resources for help and more information.

• Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB)24-Hour CSB Emergency Services Phone: 703-383-8500 | TTY: 703-207-7737

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration• NIDA for Teens, National Institute on Drug Abuse • The Partnership for a Drug-Free America • Unified Prevention Coalition of Fairfax County

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit_agencies_orgs.htm#atod

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/csb



http://www.samhsa.gov/

http://teens.drugabuse.gov/index.php

http://www.drugfree.org/

http://www.drugfree.org/

http://www.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org/

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/prevention/toolkit_agencies_orgs.htm


Help and More Information from Fairfax County Public Schools

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Intervention and Prevention Services

School Psychology Services

School Social Work Services

Student Safety and Wellness• Programs and Services

School Counseling Services

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/



http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/psychologists

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/socialworkers/index.shtml

http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw



http://www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw/programs.shtml

http://www.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/

http://www.fcps.edu/is/schoolcounseling/


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Questions? Contact Us!

Sophia DuttonCountywide Service Integration and Planning Management

[email protected]

Dede BailerFairfax County Public Schools

Office of Intervention and Prevention Services

[email protected]

www.fairfaxcounty.gov/youthsurvey


Appendix


Other Drug Use in the Past 30 DaysBy Selected Demographics

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Overall Grade Gender Race/Ethnicitya

Substance FCPS 8th 10th 12th Female

sMales White Black

Hispanic

AsianOther/

MultipleAlcohol 19.3 5.0 17.5 36.2 19.8 18.8 23.4 14.8 22.1 10.5 20.2

Binge Drinking 9.3 1.8 7.6 18.9 8.5 10.1 11.4 6.4 11.3 4.5 9.8Marijuana 11.3 2.8 10.9 20.7 9.4 13.3 12.0 13.6 14.4 5.4 13.5Cigarettes 5.3 1.7 4.2 10.1 4.9 5.7 5.3 4.5 7.7 3.1 6.5Painkillers without a doctor’s order

3.6 2.3 4.1 4.3 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.8 4.1 2.2 4.8

Prescription drugs other than painkillers without a doctor’s order

2.9 1.2 2.7 4.8 2.8 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.0 1.7 3.9

Inhalants 1.5 2.1 1.5 0.9 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.3 2.4 0.7 2.4Over-the-counter drugs to get high

1.2 0.7 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.6 0.5 1.6

LSD or other hallucinogens

1.4 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.9 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.7 0.8 2.0

Ecstasy 0.9 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.6 1.1 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.5 1.5Cocaine or crack 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.0 0.3 1.4Methamphetamine 0.6 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.2Steroids 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.7Heroin 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.7


Other Drug Use in LifetimeBy Selected Demographics

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Overall Grade Gender Race/Ethnicitya

Substance FCPS 8th 10th 12th Female

sMales White Black

Hispanic

AsianOther/

MultipleAlcohol 41.1 20.6 40.7 62.9 41.5 40.7 43.6 36.3 50.8 29.3 43.1Marijuana 21.0 5.3 20.0 38.3 18.7 23.3 21.4 23.9 28.0 11.5 24.1Cigarettes 17.5 7.8 16.0 29.1 16.2 18.8 15.4 18.4 27.1 11.6 20.0Painkillers without a doctor’s order

9.1 5.3 9.1 13.0 9.3 8.9 9.7 8.2 10.3 6.0 12.4

Prescription drugs other than painkillers without a doctor’s order

7.3 3.0 6.9 12.2 7.4 7.2 8.5 5.7 7.8 4.5 9.4

Inhalants 6.4 8.2 6.4 4.7 6.7 6.0 5.2 7.4 9.9 4.5 9.1Over-the-counter drugs to get high

3.9 1.7 4.1 6.0 3.6 4.2 3.9 3.4 6.1 1.5 5.7

LSD or other hallucinogens

4.1 1.3 4.0 7.2 3.2 5.1 4.5 3.4 5.0 2.2 5.8

Ecstasy 2.8 0.8 2.6 4.9 2.2 3.3 2.9 2.5 3.2 1.6 4.4Cocaine or crack 2.1 1.3 2.0 3.1 1.7 2.5 1.9 2.1 3.4 0.9 3.4Methamphetamine 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.0 2.4Steroids 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 0.6 1.5Heroin 0.9 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.2 0.5 1.6

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