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Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007

The NSDUH Report - - Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007
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Highlights:

  • SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that that most youths have been exposed to some kind of substance use prevention message - - whether having seen or heard an alcohol or drug prevention message through the general media, participated in special classes about drugs or alcohol, or talked with a parent about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol, or drug use.
  • The general media (such as radio, TV, posters, or pamphlets) was the primary source for substance use prevention messages. However, the percent of adolescents reporting exposure to drug or alcohol use prevention messages through media sources declined from 83.2% in 2002 to 77.9% in 2007.
  • The importance of parents as the source of substance use prevention messages increased slightly between 2002 and 2007. In 2002, 58.1% of the youths talked with at least one of their parents during the past year about the dangers of tobacco, alcohol or drug use and 59.6% of the youth had such talks in 2007.
  • Younger youth were more likely than older youth to report talking with a parent about the dangers of substance use: 61.6% of those aged 12 or 13, 59.5% of those aged 14 or 15, and 57.1% of those aged 16 or 17 had such talks.
  • In general, youths who had been exposed to some kind of substance use prevention message were less likely to report past month use of alcohol use, cigarettes, or illicit drugs than youths who had not had such prevention messages.

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This Short Report, The NSDUH Report - - Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007,  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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