Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000

• Hernando
• County

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000

• Administered in December 1999
• Established a scientifically valid
• statewide and county baseline of
• adolescent problem behavior
• State Interagency Survey Team

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000

• Measures youth alcohol, tobacco other drug use
  and related risk and protective factors
• 62,146 6th to 12th grade students
• 65 county school districts
• Most comprehensive in state history

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey Measures

• Alcohol, tobacco, steroids and 9 types of illegal
  drugs
• lifetime use
• current regular use
• 18 risk factors
• 10 protective factors

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey ATOD State
Findings

• Lifetime Use
• Alcohol 52.6
• Cigarettes 39.7
• Marijuana 22.3
• Inhalants 11.8
• Hallucinogens 6.0
• Cocaine 4.0
• Crack 1.9
• Methamphetamine 3.0
• Heroin 1.7

• Used in last 30 Days
• Alcohol 31.0
• Cigarettes 15.3
• Marijuana 11.2
• Inhalants 4.6
• Hallucinogens 2.4
• Cocaine 1.4
• Crack 0.6
• Methamphetamine 1.2
• Heroin 0.6

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey ATOD
Comparisons

• Monitoring the Future (MTF)
• Annual national survey by the University of
  Michigan
• Conducted on a sample of 8th, 10th and 12th
  graders representative of US
• Primary reference for determining prevalence of
  ATOD among US adolescents

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey Risk
Protective Profile

• The FYSAS 2000 provided important information
  about the risk and protective factor profile of
  Florida, as well as alcohol, tobacco other
  drug use
• Florida Youth Initiative (FYI) programs recently
  funded by DCF use a risk and protective framework

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Risk Factors

• Characteristics which contribute to high rates of
  ATOD use and other problem behaviors
• The more risk factors, the greater the chance of
  substance abuse and other problems in adolescence
  or young adulthood

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Examples of risk factors

• Individual/Peer Risk Domain
• Alienation/Rebelliousness
• Lack of social bonding
• Antisocial behavior in early adolescence
• Favorable attitudes toward drug use

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Examples of risk factors

• School Risk Factors
• Early conduct problems
• Academic failure
• Low commitment to school (truant students and
  school dropouts)

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Examples of risk factors

• Family Risk Domain
• Family management problems
• Parental use and positive attitudes toward
  alcohol, tobacco or other drug use

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Examples of risk factors

• Community Risk Domain
• Low neighborhood attachment.
• Community disorganization
• Personal/community transitions and mobility
• Laws and norms favorable to ATOD use

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What are protective factors?

• Attitudes and behaviors that buffer against
  risk factors
• Healthy beliefs and clear standards
• Bonding and involvement
• Opportunities for responsibility
• Recognition of efforts
• Skills necessary to be successful
• A sense of hope

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Risk Protective Factors are Important to ATOD
Prevention

• More risk More chance of
  behavior problems
• More protective Less risk,
• factors fewer behavior
• problems
• Both risk protective factors predict diverse
  behavior problems
• Both risk protective factors show consistency
  across race and cultures

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Risk Protective Factors Improve Program Planning

• Community Risk
• Factors
• Low neighborhood attachment and community
  organization

• Sample Program Strategies
• Enhance bonding to community by involving youth
  in community service and meaningful activities

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Risk Protective Factors Improve Program Planning

• Community Risk
• Factors
• Community laws and norms favorable toward drug
  use (adults arrested for narcotics and adults
  arrested for liquor law violations)

• Sample Program Strategies
• Promote education/policies that alter
  favorable perceptions towards drug use

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Risk Protective Factors Improve Program Planning

• Community Risk
• Factors
• Availability of drugs (or guns)

• Sample Program Strategies
• Organize activities to eliminate crack houses
  and open markets of drug activity

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000

• Hernando County
• Survey Results

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Youth Ages 10-17 Reporting Substance Use in Last
30 Days
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Past 30-Day Use
Except Marijuana
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Age of First Use
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Youth Alcohol Use
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Protective Factor Scores
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County Specific Protective Factors Low Protection
/ High Protection
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Risk Factor Scores
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County Specific Risk Factors Lowest Risk /
Highest Risk
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To learn more about effective prevention and
funding

• FL Department of Children and Families Substance
  Abuse Office www.myflorida.com/myflorida/
  healthfamily/learn/ substanceabusementalhealth/
• FL Youth Substance Abuse Survey State Report
  www.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida/healthfamily/
  publications/substanceabusementalhealth/fysas/
• Florida Drug Control Strategy www.myflorida.com/my
  florida/government/learn/ drugcontrol/drug
  strategy.html

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To learn more about effective alcohol, tobacco or
drug abuse prevention . . .

• Florida Youth Initiative - 850/413-6709
• Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  http//www.samhsa.gov/csap/
• FL Tobacco Control Clearinghouse
  www.ftcc.fsu.edu/
• Safe, Disciplined Drug-Free Schools
  850/414-9976 http//www.unf.edu/dep
  t/fie/sdfs/index.html
• Florida Alcohol Drug Abuse Association
  850/878-2196 www.fadaa.org

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Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000

• Thank you!