What our kids are saying about

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What our kids are saying about

• Parents influence onadolescent drug use

Prepared by Kenneth J. Steinman, PhD, MPHFor
theFranklin County (OH) Educational CouncilSafe
and Drug Free Schools ConsortiumOctober 9, 2007
This presentation was made possible by the
support of ADAMH Board, Columbus Medical
Association Foundation, United Way of Central
Ohio and the US Dept of Health Human
Services/SAMHSA
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Outline

• Questions to consider
• Survey description
• Results
• So what?

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Questions to Consider

• What messages are kids hearing from parents?
• Do these messages have any effect?

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Survey Description

• Primary Prevention, Awareness, Attitude and Use
  Survey (PPAAUS)
• Anonymous
• Administered in school
• All 6th-12th graders in Franklin County
• 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006
• 78,333 students
• 16 school districts 36 non-public schools
• No out of school youth

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PPAAUS Sample
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PPAAUS Sample
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PPAAUS Sample
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PPAAUS Sample
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(weekly use)
(monthly use)
(monthly use)
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• What messages are kids hearing from parents?

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What messages do you get from your parents
about the use of alcohol?
73
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What messages do you get from your parents
about the use of tobacco?
87
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What messages do you get from your parents
about the use of marijuana?
89
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If you use cigarettes, where do you get them?
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• Most parents send clear no use messages
• Most others send mixed messages
• Clear no use messages are most common for
  cigarettes and marijuana
• No use messages are more common among younger
  students.

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• Do these messages have any effect?

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• Yes!

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Drug use among high school students Youth whose
parents who give no use versus those whose
parents give other messages
(weekly use)
(monthly use)
(monthly use)
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Drug use among high school students by youths
perceptions of familys reaction to use
sometimes or neverthinks family would
behurt or angry
always or often
(weekly use)
(monthly use)
(monthly use)
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Willingness to use among middle school students
by youths perceptions of familys reaction to
use
sometimes or never
always or often thinks family would be hurt
or angry
(among currently abstaining youth)
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Willingness to use among high school students by
youths perceptions of familys reaction to use
sometimes or never thinks family would be
hurt or angry
always or often
(among currently abstaining youth)
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• So What?

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• Encourage parents to send no use messages
• Especially alcohol for older youth
• Never let youth drink or smoke at home.
• Parents discourage initiation and progression to
  regular use

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• Thank you