SUCAP
Youth Services
a division of Southern Ute Community Action Programs, Inc.
Alcohol and Other Drugs Info.
Have questions about marijuana use?
- Q: What are the long-term effects of smoking marijuana? What are the short-term effects?
- Q: Can smoking weed interfere with performance in school, sports and other activities?
- A: Get answers to these questions and more: Marijuana: Facts for Teens
EVERYBODY’S DOING IT…. not!
Contrary to popular belief, most teenagers do not use marijuana. Among students surveyed in a yearly national survey, only about one in seven high school sophomores report they had used marijuana within the past month. And less than one in five high school seniors is a current marijuana user. (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Survey Results on Drug Use from The Monitoring The Future Study, 1975-1997, Volume I/Secondary School Students. NIH Publication No. 98-4345. Printed 1998.)
Likewise, most young people in La Plata County don’t smoke marijuana. 79 percent of Ignacio students and 82 percent of Durango students reported that they had not smoked marijuana in the past 30 days. (Source: Healthy Kids Colorado Survey 2007-2008).
Contrary to popular belief, most teenagers do not use marijuana. Among students surveyed in a yearly national survey, only about one in seven high school sophomores report they had used marijuana within the past month. And less than one in five high school seniors is a current marijuana user. (Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Survey Results on Drug Use from The Monitoring The Future Study, 1975-1997, Volume I/Secondary School Students. NIH Publication No. 98-4345. Printed 1998.)
Likewise, most young people in La Plata County don’t smoke marijuana. 79 percent of Ignacio students and 82 percent of Durango students reported that they had not smoked marijuana in the past 30 days. (Source: Healthy Kids Colorado Survey 2007-2008).
Interested in the science behind drug abuse?
- Q: I plan on quitting before I get addicted, so what’s the big deal?
- Q: What can ecstasy (MDMA) do to my brain?
- Q: Does huffing paint and other inhalants really do any harm to my system?
- A: For answers to these questions and more, visit NIDA for Teens.
What about alcohol?
- Q: Is it considered a drug?
- Q: Parents drink alcohol, so why can’t kids drink too?
- Q: How can you tell if someone has a drinking problem?
- A: Check out Truth About Alcohol: Tips for Teens.
Studies demonstrate that people who start drinking before the age of 15 are five times more likely to abuse or become dependent on alcohol than those who start drinking after age 20. (Source: The NSDUH Report: Alcohol Dependence or Abuse and Age at First Use, SAMHSA 2004.)
Q: What do people who don’t drink or use drugs do for fun?
- A: Check out what other young people are doing at WhatsYourAntiDrug.com.
Most young people across the country do not drink.
Studies show that 71 percent of people ages of 12 through 20 have not had a drink of alcohol in the last month. (Source: 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005.)
Most La Plata County students don’t drink either.
68 percent students in grades 7–12 reported that they had not consumed any alcohol in the past month. (Source: Healthy Kids Colorado Survey 2007-2008 (results for Durango 9R and Ignacio School Districts only.))
Studies show that 71 percent of people ages of 12 through 20 have not had a drink of alcohol in the last month. (Source: 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2005.)
Most La Plata County students don’t drink either.
68 percent students in grades 7–12 reported that they had not consumed any alcohol in the past month. (Source: Healthy Kids Colorado Survey 2007-2008 (results for Durango 9R and Ignacio School Districts only.))