The
NSDUH Report: Substance Use Among School Dropouts
Aged 18 to 24
Highlights:
- In
2002, approximately 3.2 million young adults aged 18 to 24 were considered
to be school dropouts. SAMHSA's 2002 National Survey on Drug Use
and Health compared the rates of smoking, drinking, and illegal drug
use among young adult dropouts and non-dropouts.
- Among
young adults aged 18 to 24, a larger percentage of school dropouts than
non-dropouts smoked cigarettes in the past month among both males and
females. Among whites and blacks, the percentages of current
cigarette smokers were higher among dropouts than non-dropouts.
- Among
blacks, school dropouts were more likely than non-dropouts to be binge
alcohol users. Among whites and Hispanics, however, the rates
of binge alcohol use were similar for school dropouts and non-dropouts.
- Among
all young adults aged 18 to 24, the prevalence of past month illegal
drug use was similar for school dropouts and non-dropouts. Among
whites and blacks, however, school dropouts were more likely than non-dropouts
to have used illicit drugs.
Reports
on school influences
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This Short
Report, The NSDUH Report:
Substance Use Among School Dropouts, is based on
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health
(formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse) conducted
by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS)in the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
SAMHSA's NHSDA/NSDUH is the primary source of information on the prevalence,
patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general
U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
Estimates are also available for drug use by state.
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