Profile of Alcohol and Drug Indicators- Hillsborough County

General Population Surveys: Adolescent Prevalence Rates
Table 6. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System Alcohol and Drug Data
Hillsborough County
Florida Statewide
2005 2007 2005 2007
Lifetime Use
Alcohol use 72.6% 70.6% 71.3% NA
Marijuana use 38.1% 34.4% 35.2% 35.0%
Past 30-Day Behavior
Alcohol use 41.3% 39.4% 39.7% 42.3%
Episodic heavy drinking (5 drinks in a row) 22.5% 21.8% 21.3% 22.8%
Drinking on school property 4.5% 6.5% 6.6% 5.3%
Marijuana use 19.1% 18.1% 16.8% 18.9%
Marijuana use on school property 4.0% 4.6% 4.6% 4.7%
Drove after drinking alcohol 11.5% 10.8% 10.2% 10.0%
Rode in car w/someone who had been drinking 30.0% 26.9% 27.2% 28.2%
Past 12 Months
Offered, given, or sold drugs on school property 32.3% 31.0% 23.2% 19.0%
Note. Data are from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/index.htm
*Data was obtained from surveys of high school students.
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data indicate that, on average, there has been a decrease in lifetime and
past 30-day alcohol and marijuana use. The only increases from 2005 to 2007 were drinking and marijuana use on
school property.
• In 2007, Hillsborough County exceeded the statewide rates for: Past 30-day behavior on drinking on school
property, driving after drinking alcohol, and selling, being offered, or being given drugs in the past 12 months. The
rate that Hillsborough County high school students reported being offered, given or sold drugs was 61% higher
than the state averages in 2007.
• The rate of high school students driving after drinking and riding in a car with someone who had been drinking
decreased from 2005 to 2007.
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