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~ ALCOHOL 8 DRUG ABUSE ID~808-586-4016 JUL 01'97 13 56 No .015 P.02 HIGHLiGATS FROM THE IiAWAII[ STUDENT ALCOllOL AND DRUG USE STUDY, 1949 TO 1996 in the Spring of 1996, the Stale of Hawaii Department o[ Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse bivicion and the Univeniry of Hawaii Speech Department collaborated in a lady imended to detarmino pravelatce and trends in substance use, treatment needs, and relalad factors ftx public aasl participating Private school studenu sutawide. The survey was atlatinistered to over IS,000 sizNt, eighth, tenth, and twelllh grade sadenu in 195 public and 27 private schools. 'Rteso data are examined in the light of previous xtudent drug use studies conducted by the Hawaii Staze bepartmatt of Education and the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory. Additionally, using the 1996 Mw?itorbrg the Futtutr Study, our llawsii dau is compared to natbawide trends. 7'he following ere highlighu from the report's Executive Summary which xhould he comulted for more deviled preaartttttions of the data. SBiF.('f1frD IPRII,VALF7VCS FINDINGS Hawaii Lfelltne (Prevalence and Trends in Ahwltnl, Illidt iMyig, and Tobaceo Use f Lifetime prevalence of lllidt drug use and tobarxe rtae have gradudiy increased over the yeas 1989 to 1996, whereas sltxAtttl use has stabilized or dxreased. t During the period 1989 a 1996, the usa of any illldl drug by sixth graders increased [corn 11.5% w 13.4%; tram 22.3% to 29.6% for eighth graders; from 33.3 to 41.3% for tenth graders; sari from 41.4% to 47.7% for high sdaol seniors. t ll t Between 1993 and 1996, lifaima matijwna use increased by throe percentage poiau for shah graders (to S.1%), five for eighth (to 21.5%) tend tenth graders (to 36.3%), and dgbt for twalilh grader (44.7%)• Alcohol is still the moat prevalem aubsunee used by youth in 1996. By grade six. alrxAwi hu twat used by 29.8% of studems; by eighth grade 54% have used dcohol; while roughly throe• quarters of Leath and twelfth graders relwrt having used alwhol. t Although lifetime prcvalatco for say alcohol usa has rat increased from 1993 a 1996. far ante twdlth grads students repoR having tried hard liquor during their ti[etimes.In 1996 (68.2%) comptaod m 1993 (37.6%). t Atte of the most striking findings of the study is the inereaso in dgarYtte use. Since 1993, lifetime ciguette usa has irtcreasal by approximucly eight to twelve percartage poirrts at ach grade level. t Lifetime use of dgaralua by sixth grders has nearly doubled from 1993 (12.6%) l0 1996 (23.6%). 1