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Figure 26-1. Progress Quotient Chart for Focus Area 26: Substance Abuse

Moved away from target Moved away from target Moved toward target Moved toward target Met target Met target

  Percent of targeted change achieved
26-1a. Alcohol-related motor vehicle crash deaths
(1998, 2002)
Moved toward target
20% - Moved toward target
26-2. Cirrhosis deaths (1999, 2002) Moved toward target
3% - Moved toward target
26-3. Drug-induced deaths (1999, 2002) Moved away from target
-39% - Moved away from target
26-4. Drug-related hospital emergency department visits (1998, 2002) Moved away from target
-67% - Moved away from target
26-6. Riding in past 30 days with a driver who has been drinking: grades 9-12 (1999, 2003) Met target 100% - Met target
26-9. Average age at first use:
12-17 years (2002, 2003)
 
a. Alcohol 0%
b. Marijuana 0%
High school seniors never using (1998, 2004)  
c. Alcohol Moved toward target
40% - Moved toward target
d. Illicit drugs Moved toward target
30% - Moved toward target
26-10. Use in past 30 days: 12-17 years (2002, 2003)  
a. No alcohol or illicit drugs 0%
b. Marijuana Moved toward target
4% - Moved toward target
Use in past 30 days: 18+ years  
c. Illicit drugs Moved toward target
2% - Moved toward target
26-11. Binge drinking in past 2 weeks  
a. High school seniors (1998, 2004) Moved toward target
14% - Moved toward target
b. College students (1998, 2003) 0%
Binge drinking in past month  
c. 18+ years (2002, 2003) Moved toward target
3% - Moved toward target
d. 12-17 years (2002, 2003) Moved toward target
1% - Moved toward target
26-12. Average annual alcohol consumption: 14+ years (1997, 2000) Moved away from target
-22% - Moved away from target
26-13. Exceeded low-risk drinking guidelines in past year (1992, 2001–02)  
a. Females, 21+ years Moved toward target
77% - Moved toward target
b. Males, 21+ years Moved toward target
54% - Moved toward target
26-14. Steroid use in past year (1998, 2004)  
a. 8th graders Moved toward target
13% - Moved toward target
b. 10th graders Moved away from target
-38% - Moved away from target
c. 12th graders Moved away from target
-62% - Moved away from target
26-15. Inhalant use in past year: 12-17 years (2002, 2003) Moved away from target
-5% - Moved away from target
26-16. Disapproval of 1-2 alcoholic drinks/day
(1998, 2004)
 
a. 8th graders Moved toward target
33% - Moved toward target
b. 10th graders 0%
c. 12th graders Moved toward target
7% - Moved toward target
Disapproval of trying marijuana  
d. 8th graders
Met target and increasingMet target and increasing
233% - Met target
e. 10th graders Moved toward target
25% - Moved toward target
f. 12th graders Moved toward target
5% - Moved toward target
26-17. Perception of great risk: 12-17 years (2002, 2003)  
a. 5+ alcoholic drinks 1-2 times/week Moved toward target
8% - Moved toward target
b. Smoking marijuana 1 time/month Moved toward target
75% - Moved toward target
c. Cocaine use 1 time/month 0%
26-18. Treatment (2002, 2003)  
a. Illicit drug problems in past year Moved away from target
-50% - Moved away from target
b. Alcohol and/or illicit drug problems in past year Moved away from target
-17% - Moved away from target
26-20. Treatment admissions for injection drug use
(1997, 2002)
Moved toward target
86% - Moved toward target
26-21. Treatment for alcohol abuse (2002, 2003) Moved away from target
-33% - Moved away from target
26-24. License revocation laws for DUI (1998, 2003) 0%
26-25. State 0.08 BAC per se laws for motor vehicle drivers (1998, 2004) Met target 100% - Met target

Notes:

Tracking data for objectives 26-5, 26-7, 26-8a and b, 26-19, 26-22, and 26-23 are unavailable. Objectives 26-1b, c, and d were deleted at the midcourse.

Years in parentheses represent the baseline data year and the most recent data year used to compute the percent of the Healthy People 2010 target achieved.

Equation expressing change between baseline data year and most recent data value to detemine percent of 2010 target achieved.

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