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Participation in Youth Activities and Substance Use Among Youths

 

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. 
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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, formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) 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 (NHSDA/NSDUH) is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.   The NHSDA/NSDUH also provides estimates for drug use by state.

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