Why NADAA?
Some statistics
Starting in 2007, both Nemaha County school districts agreed to participate in a state survey of students regarding behaviors related to drugs and alcohol. This survey was administered in the fall of 2007 and again in the fall of 2010. The results are used to help guide the coalition's efforts at reduction of substance abuse among youth. When comparing 2007 data to 2010, there is a noticeable decrease in some areas of substance-related risk behaviors among Nemaha County youth, such as the number of students who have ever tried consuming more than just a sip of alchol, a decrease in the number of students who had consumed alcohol in the 30 days prior to taking the survey, and the amount of students who have ever abused inhalants in their lifetime. The results also show that more work needs to be done to reduce the amount of students consuming alcohol overall, the amount of students who use marijuana, and other substance abuse-related behaviors.
Nebraska Risk and Protective Factors Student Survey (NRPFSS) Data for Nemaha County
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Rates by Grade
8th |
10th |
12th |
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2007 |
2010 |
2007 |
2010 |
2007 |
2010 |
|
Any lifetime alcohol use |
45.6% |
29.2% |
70.5% |
55.9% |
75.3% |
72.1% |
Any 30-day alcohol use |
9.0% |
6.9% |
26.9% |
20.6% |
41.2% |
41.9% |
Any 30-day alcohol use 5+ drinks in a row |
* |
4.2% |
* |
17.6% |
* |
37.2% |
Any lifetime marijuana use |
2.2% |
1.4% |
11.5% |
20.6% |
25.9% |
23.5% |
Any 30-day marijuana use |
0.0% |
0.0% |
5.1% |
3.0% |
4.8% |
8.3% |
Any lifetime prescription drug use |
2.3% |
4.2% |
11.5% |
5.9% |
10.6% |
7.0% |
Any 30-day prescription drug use |
1.1% |
0.0% |
3.8% |
4.4% |
8.2% |
3.5% |
Any lifetime inhalant use |
14.4% |
6.9% |
14.1% |
5.9% |
10.6% |
2.3% |
Any 30-day inhalant use |
8.0% |
1.4% |
2.6% |
4.4% |
1.2% |
0.0% |
*This data was not measured in the 2007 survey.
Additionally, the survey allows us to compare our Nemaha County student data averages to that of all students who completed the survey across the state.
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Rates by Grade
| Past 30-day Use | ||||||||
6th |
8th |
10th |
12th |
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County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
|
Alcohol |
0% |
3% |
6.9% |
7.9% |
20.6% |
21% |
41.9% |
34.7% |
Any Tobacco |
0% |
1.3% |
5.6% |
6.1% |
25% |
15.7% |
41.9% |
27.2% |
Marijuana |
0% |
0.4% |
0% |
2.4% |
3% |
8% |
8.3% |
11.8% |
Prescription Drugs |
NA |
NA |
0% |
1.1% |
4.4% |
2.8% |
3.5% |
4.2% |
| Perception of Risk of Harm | ||||||||
6th |
8th |
10th |
12th |
|||||
County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
|
Great risk from taking 1 or 2 drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day |
39.3% |
46% |
29.6% |
32.6% |
26.5% |
29.8% |
15.1% |
27% |
Great risk from having 5 or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week |
50.8% |
53.6% |
42.3% |
48.8% |
42.7% |
45.3% |
20.9% |
39.7% |
Great risk from driving after drinking alcohol |
NA |
NA |
83.1% |
82.2% |
83.8% |
85.2% |
86.1% |
83.6% |
Great risk from from smoking one or more packs of cigarettes per day |
67.2% |
69.5% |
62% |
64.7% |
69.1% |
65.2% |
54.7% |
63.3% |
Great risk from trying marijuana once or twice |
44.3% |
55% |
50.7% |
43.3% |
31.3% |
29.3% |
12.9% |
21.8% |
Great risk from smoking marijuana regularly |
83.6% |
84.1% |
82.6% |
76.1% |
61.8% |
62.3% |
45.9% |
51.8% |
Great risk from taking prescription drugs without a doctor's direction |
59% |
62.7% |
60.6% |
55.7% |
58.8% |
56.7% |
48.8% |
57.2% |
| Perception of Parental Disapproval of Use | ||||||||
6th |
8th |
10th |
12th |
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County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
|
Parental attitudes favorable toward drug use |
6.6% |
13.2% |
30.4% |
24.5% |
29.9% |
37.5% |
48.8% |
39% |
| Perception of Peer Disapproval of Use | ||||||||
6th |
8th |
10th |
12th |
|||||
County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
County |
State |
|
Wrong or very wrong for someone your age to drink alcohol at least once or twice a month |
100% |
98.1% |
88.9% |
90.4% |
69.1% |
73.4% |
39.5% |
59.2% |
Wrong or very wrong for someone your age to smoke cigarettes |
100% |
98.9% |
93.1% |
92.8% |
80.9% |
81.4% |
49.4% |
64.6% |
Wrong or very wrong for someone your age to smoke marijuana |
100% |
99.1% |
95.8% |
94.1% |
88.2% |
83.2% |
76.7% |
76.8% |
Wrong or very wrong for someone your age to take prescription drugs without a doctor's direction |
96.7% |
98% |
94.4% |
95% |
91.2% |
91.2% |
90.7% |
89.3% |
NADAA believes that prevention of alcohol and drug abuse, especially among youth, is an important endeavor based upon these statistics.