"Community Health Information Project -- Marion and Polk Counties, Oregon"												
Indicator #18:  Use of alcohol/tobacco/drugs by youth under age 18												

												
"Percentage of students in 1998 reporting some use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs in the past 30 days."												
												
	6th Graders				8th Graders			11th Graders				
Place	Tobacco	Alcohol	Marijuana	Inhalants	Tobacco	Alcohol	Illicit Drugs	Tobacco	Alcohol	Illicit Drugs		
Marion County	6.5%	9.8%	3.3%	6.4%	20.6%	27.7%	18.0%	34.3%	39.1%	16.3%		
Polk County	8.2%	10.8%	1.3%	6.5%	25.2%	22.2%	23.4%	30.7%	32.0%	19.8%		
Oregon	6.9%	8.2%	1.6%	5.3%	21.7%	26.0%	18.6%	35.1%	42.9%	24.2%		
"(Illicit drugs include LSD, marijuana, cocaine, heroin, inhalants, steroids, Quaaludes, barbiturates and amphetamines)"												


"Percentage of eighth grade students who report using alcohol, illicit drug and tobacco products in the previous month."												
												
	Alcohol		Illicit Drugs		Tobacco							
County	1998	2000	1998	2000	1998	2000						
Marion	27.7%	25.3%	18.0%	21.1%	20.6%	20.0%						
Polk	22.2%	29.1%	23.4%	18.9%	25.2%	14.5%						


"Source:  Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs, Oregon Department of Human Services, complied by Marion-Polk CHIP"												
http://www.willamette.edu/publicpolicy/chip