Apritif

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Apéritif

• BC Adolescent Health Survey 2008 Update
• In the field now
• 51 of 59 school districts (85 participation)
• Going well so far

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Substance use patterns among street-involved
marginalized youth in 5 BC cities 2000-2006

• Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc
• UBC School of Nursing
• McCreary Centre Society

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Purpose

• Have substance use patterns among younger
  street-involved youth changed between 2000 and
  2006 in BC?

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McCreary Centre Society Street Youth Surveys

• Five communities surveyed in both 2000 2006
• Vancouver
• Victoria
• Surrey
• Abbotsford
• Prince Rupert

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SY 2000 SY 2006

• Younger street-involved youth, age 12 to 18
• 2000 N420 2006 N504
• No major demographic differences between cohorts
  except of Aboriginal youth

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Measures

• Lifetime use (ever)
• Current use (past 30 days)
• In 2006, also asked about use yesterday

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Lifetime substance use improvements
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Lifetime substance use no changes
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Lifetime substance use increases
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Varies by city

• IDU ? Vancouver P.R.
• Inhalant ? Victoria P.R.
• Mushroom ? Vancouver Victoria
• Hallucinogens ? Vancouver Abbotsford
• Cocaine only ? Surrey
• Steroid ? only in Surrey

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Crystal meth epidemic?

• Declined in Vancouver
• From 69 to 56
• Increased in Prince Rupert
• From 15 to 43
• Unchanged in other cities
• Cocaine still more common than crystal meth
• Past month 23 vs. 14

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Conclusions

• Small but growing number not using drugs
• Substance use pattern shifts vary by city
• Import to regularly survey

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Thanks to

• Marika Albert
• Laura MacKay
• Annie Smith
• Funded by CIHR

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