2012 2012 FLOR LORIDA Y YOU OUTH TH SU SUBST BSTANCE CE A ABU BUSE SE SU SURVEY Miami-Dade County
Methodology Survey administration: February-March of 2012. Sampling strategy: schools and classrooms were selected to generate statistically representative county- level estimates. Final sample size was 2,680 across grades 6 through 12. The margin of error is less than 3.9 percentage points for M.S. prevalence rates and 3.7 percentage points for H.S. prevalence rates.
Lifetime and Past-30-Day ATOD Prevalence Rates 2012 Results
Lifetime use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among Graph Miami-Dade County students, 2012 1 100 80 Percentage Use 60 46.3 40 20.6 18.4 20 7.6 7.5 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 3.6 3.0 2.6 1.0 0.7 0.4 0
Past-30-day use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs among Graph Miami-Dade County students, 2012 2 100 80 Percentage Use 60 40 26.7 20 12.1 11.4 5.2 2.5 2.4 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0
Key Findings With overall prevalence rates of 46.3% for lifetime use and 26.7% for past-30-day use, alcohol is the most commonly used drug among Miami-Dade County students. After alcohol, students reported marijuana (20.6% lifetime and 11.4% past-30-day) and cigarettes (18.4% lifetime and 5.2% past-30-day) as the most commonly used drugs. For other ATOD categories, past-30-day prevalence ranges from 2.5% for synthetic marijuana to 0.3% for heroin.
Alcohol, Cigarettes and Marijuana 2002-2012 Trends Early Initiation and Risk of Harm New Alcohol Items
Past-30-day alcohol use, Miami-Dade County 2002-2012 and Graph Florida Statewide 2012 3 80 60 Percentage Use 40 20 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Binge Drinking, Miami-Dade County 2002-2012 and Florida Graph 4 Statewide 2012 40 30 Percentage Use 20 10 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Alcohol trends summary for Miami-Dade County, 2002-2012 Graph 5 60.0 40.0 Percentage Use 20.0 0.0 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Past-30-Day Use Binge Drinking Use by Age 13 Great Risk of Harm
Usual number of drinks consumed per day among high school Graph drinkers, Miami-Dade County 2010-2012 and Florida Statewide 6 2012 50 40 Percentage use 28.0 30 25.6 25.3 25.2 24.8 23.9 22.3 21.4 20.8 20 17.5 17.3 17.0 11.9 10.4 8.7 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 or more County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Usual source of alcohol within the past 30 days among high Graph school drinkers, Miami-Dade County 2010-2012 and Florida 7 Statewide 2012 75 50 43.8 43.7 41.0 Percentage 22.5 25 19.7 17.8 15.6 14.8 14.0 10.7 9.9 9.7 9.1 7.4 6.5 4.0 4.0 2.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0 Bought in a Bought in a Bought at a Someone Someone gave Took it from a Took it from a Some other store restaurant, public event bought it for it to me store family member way bar, or club me County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Usual drinking location within the past 30 days among high Graph school drinkers, Miami-Dade County 2010-2012 and Florida 8 Statewide 2012 75 46.8 48.7 50 Percentage 34.5 30.4 27.8 23.4 25 16.9 11.2 8.8 9.0 8.8 6.8 4.8 3.9 3.5 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.9 0.8 0 My home Another Car or other Restaurant, Public place Public event School Some other person's home vehicle bar, or club property place County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Past-30-day cigarette use, Miami-Dade County 2002-2012 and Graph Florida Statewide 2012 9 40 30 Percentage Use 20 10 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Past-30-day marijuana use, Miami-Dade County 2002-2012 and Graph Florida Statewide 2012 10 40 30 Percentage Use 20 10 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Marijuana trends summary for Miami-Dade County, 2002-2012 Graph 11 75 50 Percentage Use 25 0 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Past-30-Day Use Use by Age 13 Great Risk of Harm
DUI or riding with a driver under the influence, Miami-Dade Graph 12 County and Florida Statewide, 2012 50 40 Percentage use 30 25.4 24.5 21.4 20.5 20 11.2 10.8 9.0 8.1 10 0 Riding with a DUI Driver Riding with a DUI Driver Driving Under the Influence Driving Under the Influence (Alcohol) (Marijuana) (Alcohol) (Marijuana) Miami-Dade County Florida Statewide Note: DUI does not imply intoxication but only indicates use prior to driving.
Key Findings In Miami-Dade County, past-30-day alcohol use was reported at 26.7%, compared to 24.6% across the statewide sample. Binge drinking decreased from 14.2% in 2010 to 12.1% in 2012. Past-30-day marijuana use increased from 10.4% in 2010 to 11.4% in 2012. 20.5% of high school students have ridden in a car with a driver who was under the influence of alcohol, and 24.5% have ridden with a driver under the influence of marijuana.
Other Illicit, Over-the-Counter, and Prescription Drugs 2002-2012 Trends
Past-30-day inhalant use, Miami-Dade County 2002-2012 and Graph Florida Statewide 2012 13 30 20 Percentage Use 10 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Past-30-day over-the-counter drug use, Miami-Dade County Graph 2010-2012 and Florida Statewide 2012 14 20 15 Percentage Use 10 5 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Past-30-day depressants use, Miami-Dade County 2002-2012 Graph and Florida Statewide 2012 15 10 Percentage Use 5 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Past-30-day prescription pain reliever use, Miami-Dade County Graph 2002-2012 and Florida Statewide 2012 16 10 Percentage Use 5 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Past-30-day prescription amphetamines use, Miami-Dade Graph County 2002-2012 and Florida Statewide 2012 17 10 Percentage Use 5 0 Middle School High School Overall County 2002 County 2004 County 2006 County 2008 County 2010 County 2012 Florida 2012
Past-30-day drug combination rates for Miami-Dade County and Graph 18 Florida Statewide, 2012 60 40 Percentage use 32.0 30.5 17.2 20 16.2 16.2 13.7 8.3 8.2 6.2 5.7 0 Any illicit drug Any illicit drug other Alcohol only Alcohol or any illicit Any illicit drug, but no than marijuana drug alcohol Miami-Dade County Florida Statewide
Key Findings In Miami-Dade County, 8.3% of surveyed students reported the use of any illicit drug other than marijuana in the past 30 days, compared to 8.2% across the statewide sample. Past-30-day inhalant use decreased from 3.8% in 2010 to 2.4% in 2012. Past-30-day Rx pain reliever use was reported at 1.9%, compared to 2.3% across the statewide survey. Among middle school students, 3.3% reported the use of inhalants in the past 30 days, a rate higher than any other illicit drug (except marijuana).
Other Antisocial Behaviors, Including Bullying-Related Behaviors 2012 Results
Comparisons of past-12-month delinquent behavior for Graph Miami-Dade County and Florida Statewide, 2012 19 30 20 Percentage 11.9 11.2 10.3 10.0 10 7.9 6.4 5.0 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.4 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.8 0 Carrying a Selling drugs Attempting to Being arrested Taking a Getting Attacking Being drunk or handgun steal a vehicle handgun to suspended someone with high at school school intent to harm Miami-Dade County Florida Statewide
Bullying-related behaviors among Miami-Dade County middle Graph and high school students, 2012 20 60.0 40.0 Percentage 32.5 27.7 20.9 17.3 20.0 14.5 13.8 13.1 8.2 5.9 5.8 5.2 4.9 4.1 3.5 2.0 1.7 0.0 Bullying Skipped Was kicked or Was taunted Was victim of Physically Verbally Cyber bullied caused worry school shoved in or teased in cyber bullying bullied others bullied others others in past because of past 30 days past 30 days in past in past in past 30 days bullying 30 days 30 days 30 days Middle School High School
Gang involvement, Miami-Dade County and Florida Statewide, Graph 2012 21 50 40 Percentage use 30 22.2 19.1 20 10 4.3 3.9 2.1 1.7 0 Have you ever belonged to a gang? Did that gang have a name? Are you a gang member now? (High School Only) Miami-Dade County Florida Statewide
Key Findings In Miami-Dade County, prevalence rates for Being Arrested (2.3%), Attempting to Steal a Vehicle (1.7%) and Taking a Handgun to School (1.0%) are less than 3.0%. Higher prevalence rates were reported for Getting Suspended (10.3%) and Being Drunk or High at School (10.0%). In Miami-Dade County, 21.9% of students have been socially bullied, 9.1% have been physically bullied, and 5.1% have been cyber bullied. 19.1% of students have belonged to a gang with a name, and 1.7% of high school students are currently gang members.
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