Scott County Substance Use Epidemiological Profile 2008 - Iowa ...

Figure 33: Percent of 6 th- , 8 th- , and 11 th -Graders Reporting First Use of Marijuana before
Age 13
15
12
Percent
9
6
3
0
1999 2002 2005
Grade 11 - Iowa 6 7 6
Grade 11 - Scott 12 11 9
Grade 8 - Iowa 6 6 5
Grade 8 - Scott 13 9 6
Grade 6 - Iowa 1 1 0
Grade 6 - Scott 3 2 1
Source: IYS
Note: Error bars are too small to represent and are less than +/- 1%.
Illicit Drug Consequences
The rate of juvenile adjudications due to illicit drugs in Scott County is similar to the
state rate (Figure 34). In fiscal year 2006, there were 46 juvenile adjudications in Scott
County for illicit drugs.
The percent of confirmed or founded child abuse cases involving the presence of illegal
drugs in a child’s body, out of all confirmed or founded child abuse cases, has risen in
Scott County since 2003, but remains lower than the state rate (Figure 35). The number
of confirmed or founded child abuse cases involving manufacturing methamphetamine in
the presence of a minor has been virtually nonexistent in Scott County since the end of
2002, with only 4 cases from 2003-2006 (Figure 36). Many circumstances besides a
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