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26-17. Perception of risk associated with substance abuse

Risk of Substance Use and Abuse

ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE
26-17. Increase the proportion of adolescents who perceive great risk associated with substance abuse.
Target and baseline:
Objective Increase in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Years Perceiving Great Risk Associated With Substance Abuse 1998
Baseline 		2010
Target
Percent
26-17a. Consuming five or more alcoholic drinks at a single occasion once or twice a week 47 80
26-17b. Smoking marijuana once per month 31 80
26-17c. Using cocaine once per month 54 80
Target setting method: Better than the best (consistent with Office of National Drug Control Policy).
Data source : National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA.
OBJECTIVE WITH REVISIONS
26-17. Increase the proportion of adolescents who perceive great risk associated with substance abuse.
Target and baseline:
Objective Increase in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Years Perceiving Great Risk Associated With Substance Abuse 19982002
Baseline 		2010
Target
Percent
26-17a. Consuming five or more alcoholic drinks at a single occasion once or twice a week 4738  8050 
26-17b. Smoking marijuana once per month 3132  8036 
26-17c. Using cocaine once per month 5451  8057 
Target setting method: Better than the best (consistent with Office of National Drug Control Policy). 
Data source : National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA. 
REVISED OBJECTIVE
26-17. Increase the proportion of adolescents who perceive great risk associated with substance abuse.
Target and baseline:
Objective Increase in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Years Perceiving Great Risk Associated With Substance Abuse 2002
Baseline 		2010
Target
Percent
26-17a. Consuming five or more alcoholic drinks at a single occasion once or twice a week 38 50
26-17b. Smoking marijuana once per month 32 36
26-17c. Using cocaine once per month 51 57
Target setting method: Better than the best.
Data source : National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA.

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