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1 results foundAuthor: Irvine, Steve Title: Arizona Youth Survey 2012 Data Brief Summary: The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC) conducts a statewide, biennial survey with technical assistance from Bach Harrison, LLC to estimate the prevalence of drug use and other risky behaviors among Arizona 8th, 10th, and 12th grade youth and inquire about the circumstances in which they live. The Arizona Youth Survey (AYS) is a school-based survey that was successfully implemented in 2012 across 349 schools in all 15 Arizona counties resulting in a final sample size of 62,817 youth. This ACJC data brief summarizes the primary findings from the 2012 AYS. Alcohol continues to be the most used substance among youth in Arizona across all grades, with 37.3% of 8th graders, 59.1% of 10th graders, and 69.2% of 12th graders report-ing having consumed alcohol at least once in their lifetime. For substance use in the 30-days prior to taking the survey, alcohol was again the most widely used, with 17.1% of 8th graders, 32.1% of 10th graders, and 43.5% of 12th graders reporting use. As is evident with alcohol, rates of substance use among youth tend to be higher among older youth com-pared to younger youth (Tables 1 and 2). An exception to this pattern can be seen in rates of inhalant use where 8th grade youth have higher rates of lifetime and past 30 day use than 10th and 12th grade youth. Note that the synthetic drug and other club drug categories contained in Chart 1 and Tables 1 and 2 were added in the 2012 survey. The five substances that have the highest percentages of lifetime and 30-day use among Arizona youth are alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, prescription pain relievers, and synthetics (e.g., bath salts, spice, etc). To illustrate the relationship between substance use and gen-der, Chart 1 shows the lifetime and 30 day usage rates of the five highest used drugs by gender. The rates of substance use for males and females are generally similar to one an-other. Nevertheless, among the five substances that are used by the highest percentage of Arizona youth, females report slightly higher rates of use than males for alcohol and pre-scription pain relievers. Details: Phoenix: Arizona Criminal Justice Commission, 2013. 2p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 26, 2013 at: http://acjc.state.az.us/ACJC.Web/Pubs/Home/AYS%20general%20data%20brief%202012%20final%20march%2012%202013.pdf Year: 2013 Country: United States URL: http://acjc.state.az.us/ACJC.Web/Pubs/Home/AYS%20general%20data%20brief%202012%20final%20march%2012%202013.pdf Shelf Number: 128137 Keywords: Drug Abuse and CrimeDrug Use and Abuse, JuvenilesSubstance Abuse, Juvenile (Arizona, U.S.) |