The
NSDUH Report: Participation in Youth Activities and Substance
Use Among Youths
Highlights:
- Based
on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, during 2002 approximately
91% of youths aged 12 to 17 participated in one or more school-based,
community-based, church or faith-based, or other activities (e.g.,
karate lessons) during the past year.
- Girls
aged 12 to 17 were more likely than boys their age (83% vs 79%) and
youths aged 12 or 13 were more likely than those aged 16 or 17 to
participate in such youth activities (94% vs. 88%).
- Rates
of past year use of cigarettes, alcohol, or illicit drugs were lower
among youth who participated in such activities than nonparticipants.
Reports
on youth
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on family influences
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on drugs
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on other topics
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OAS publications and services
This Short
Report, The NSDUH Report:
Participation in Youth Activities and Substance Use Among Youths,
is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied
Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and
consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates
for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.
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