Students Report on Use of Alcohol, Marijuana, Cigarettes, Recreational Use of Prescription Meds
Nearly 40 percent (38.3) of surveyed California 11th-graders reported using alcohol or illegal drugs in the month prior to responding to the survey, according to 2011-13 data newly available on kidsdata.org.
The survey, administered to public school students in grades 7, 9, 11, and non-traditional students, offers students’ own responses regarding their consumption of alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes, and prescription drugs for recreation, among other topics.
Alcohol use tops the list, with 22 percent of all respondents reporting alcohol consumption in the prior month, 14 percent reporting binge drinking on at least one day, and 22 percent of older students saying that they had driven while drinking or ridden in a car with a driver who had been drinking on at least one occasion.
Eight percent of respondents said they had smoked cigarettes in the month prior to the survey. Recreational use of prescription drugs at any time in their lives was reported by 17 percent of older students. Fourteen percent of girls and 18 percent of boys indicated that they had smoked marijuana in the past month.
The new data set also includes results from a survey of staff views on substance abuse at school, with 20 percent reporting that alcohol and drug use is a "moderate" problem and 6 percent saying it is a "severe" problem.
The student data and the staff responses vary widely by school district throughout the state.
To see data for your district, please visit any of the following links and locate your district within its parent county in the region selector.
Related Data:
- Alcohol/Drug Use in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Alcohol/Drug Use on School Property in the Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Alcohol Use in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Alcohol Use in Lifetime (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Alcohol Use on School Property in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Usual Level of Alcohol Intoxication (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Binge Drinking in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Drinking and Driving or Riding with a Driver Who Had Been Drinking (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Cigarette Use in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Cigarette Use in Lifetime (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Cigarette Use on School Property in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Inhalant Use in Lifetime (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Marijuana Use in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Marijuana Use in Lifetime (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Marijuana Use on School Property in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Recreational Use of Prescription Drugs in Lifetime (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Usual Level of Marijuana or Other Drug Intoxication (Student Reported), by Grade Level
- Student Alcohol and Drug Use Is a Problem at School (Staff Reported)
- Substance Abuse Prevention Is an Important Goal at School (Staff Reported)
- Substance Use Prevention Education Is Provided at School (Staff Reported)
- School Provides Effective Support and Referral Services for Substance Abuse, Violence, or Other Problems (Staff Reported)
Helpful Links
California School Climate, Health, and Learning Survey (Cal-Schls) System, California Department of Education and WestEd
California Health Interview Survey, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
School Policies, School Connection, and Adolescents: What Predicts Young Adult Substance Use?, 2014, Child Trends, Moore, K., et al.
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Alcohol/Drug Use in Past Month (Student Reported), by Grade Level
Years: 2011-2013
Student Response: Any
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