According to a Press Release in March 2009, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Substance Abuse (OSA) conducted a survey in 2008, which reports that alcohol use among Maine’s 6-12th graders has been declining, Between the years 2006 -2008, Maine has seen a continuous decline in alcohol use and abuse among Maine’s adolescents.
“The percent of teens that used alcohol in the past month decreased from 38 percent in 1995 to 25 percent in 2008, and binge drinking in the prior two weeks decreased from 20 percent to 13 percent. Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks in a row.”
According to Maine’s OSA, this recent decline in teen alcohol abuse is the largest decrease in student use in the last 10 years. Maine attributes the successful statistics to Maine’s OSA coordination of statewide alcohol prevention plan. The plan encourages schools, parents, employers, law enforcement, the media, and students to work together to change the perceptions of around youth/teen drinking.
The Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey (MYDAUS) is the tool used to track alcohol and other substance use among 6th through 12th graders.
“The percent of teens that used alcohol in the past month decreased from 38 percent in 1995 to 25 percent in 2008, and binge drinking in the prior two weeks decreased from 20 percent to 13 percent. Binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks in a row.”
According to Maine’s OSA, this recent decline in teen alcohol abuse is the largest decrease in student use in the last 10 years. Maine attributes the successful statistics to Maine’s OSA coordination of statewide alcohol prevention plan. The plan encourages schools, parents, employers, law enforcement, the media, and students to work together to change the perceptions of around youth/teen drinking.
The Maine Youth Drug and Alcohol Use Survey (MYDAUS) is the tool used to track alcohol and other substance use among 6th through 12th graders.
The 2008 data on alcohol use was collected 75,000 Maine students in 340 schools statewide. According to the 2008 results, factors such as parental expectations and community norms greatly influence student decisions to use alcohol.”
Although the statistics on the decline of adolescent drinking, still one out of four teenagers in Maine continue to use alcohol.
Although the statistics on the decline of adolescent drinking, still one out of four teenagers in Maine continue to use alcohol.
04/14/2010
Corcoran-Walsh, Karen. Apr. 2010. Web. http://www.inspirationsyouth.com/blog/?p=116
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