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Prevention programming across the state has
contributed to the steady decline in use rates among
our 9-12 grade students according to the SD Youth Risk
Behavior Survey. When comparing 1997 to 2005, a drop
in the following areas occurred:
| |
1997 |
2005 |
| Rode in a car with a driver who had been drinking |
50 |
32 |
| Drove a car when they had been drinking |
31 |
17 |
| First drink of alcohol prior to age 13 |
31 |
24 |
| Past 30 day alcohol use |
60 |
47 |
| Binge drinking (five or more drinks of alcohol in a
row) |
45 |
34 |
| Past 30 day marijuana use |
20 |
17 |
Ever used methamphetamines in their life (new item in 1999)
|
10 |
7 |
In spite of progress in many areas, SD youth use rates
are still some of the highest per capita in the nation
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