Iowa Statistics
In Iowa, are teens more likely to use drugs or drink?
Drink ( 11.29% compared to 7.66% )
How many 12 to 17 year old people in the US report binge drinking in the last month?
a) 750,000
b) 1.2 million
c) 2 million
d) 2.5 million
B) 1.2 million.
This number jumps to 7.1 million for ages 12 to 20.
True or False:
A higher percentage of teens report using cocaine in the last year compared to methampetamines.
True. 0.42% of all 12 to 17 year olds report using cocaine in the past year compared to 0.17% who reported using methamphetamines.
Marijuana is one of the most commonly used illicit substances among youth.
True
Youth are ________ likely to abuse prescription stimulants than they are to abuse cocaine or amphetamines.
a) more
b) less
a) more
Youth are more likely to abuse prescription stimulants than they are to abuse cocaine or amphetamines.
How many teens report using drugs in the last month in Iowa?
a) 19,000
b) 14,000
c) 23,000
d) 10,000
a) 19,000
19,000 teens report using drugs in the last month in Iowa. (7.66%)
What percent of 12 to 20 year olds who drank in the past month reported binge drinking?
a) 23%
b) 47%
c) 60%
d) 70%
Of the 7.1 million people age 12 to 20 who reported binge drinking in the last month, 60.2% reported binge drinking.
What is the fastest growing drug problem in the United States?
a) opioids
b) amphetamines
c) Nicotine
d) Ecstasy
Opioids are the fastest growing drug problem in the United States
True or False:
Less half of the 12th graders who used marijuana in the last year consumed marijuana via vaping.
False!
62.8% of those who consumed marijuana in the last year did so via vaping.
Overdose deaths due to opioids have increased how much among 15 - 24 year olds since 1999?
a) 200%
b) 800%
c) 500%
d) 350%
c) 500%
Overdose deaths due to opioids have increased 500% among 15 - 24 year olds since 1999.
Teens in Iowa are _______ likely to use drugs and _______ likely to use alcohol than the average American in their age group.
a) more, more
b) less, less
c) more, less
d) less, more
d) less, more
Teens in Iowa are 8.05% less likely to use drugs and 23.37% more likely to use alcohol than the average American in their age group.
16.8% of 12th graders have _____ drinks in a row when consuming alcohol.
a) 7+
b) 4+
c) 5+
d) 8+
C) 5+
Among 12th graders, which of the following was most abused or used?
a) LSD
b) Tranquilizers
d) Hallucinogens
7.5% of 12th graders have abused Hallucinogens compared to 5.9% and 7.0% having used LSD and tranquilizers respectively.
What is another name for synthetic marijuana?
K2 or Spice
Which opioid was the high reported used among youth in the past year?
a) Heroin
b) OxyContin
c) Vicodin
b) OxyContin
Teens report to using these in similar rates in Iowa, both reporting 0.40% of teens having used in the last year.
a) cocaine, heroin
b) heroin, methampetamine
c) marijuana, heroin
d) methampetamine, cocaine
d) Methamphetamine and Cocaine
Methamphetamine and Cocaine were both reported as 0.40% of Iowa teens having used them in the past year.
25.6% of _______ graders have abused alcohol at least once.
a) 6th
b) 8th
c) 10th
d) 12th
25.8% of 8th graders have abused alcohol at least once.
How many thousand teenagers age 12 to 17 met the criteria for IDUD?
a) 654
b) 788
c) 566
d) 811
b) 788
788,000 teenagers age 12 to 17 met the criteria for IDUD
What percent of 12th graders have tried marijuana in their lifetime?
a) 36.4%
b) 54.2%
c) 43.7%
d) 28.6%
c) 43.7%
43.7 percent of 12th graders have tried marijuana in their lifetime
High school students who legitimately use prescription opioids are ______ more likely to misuse opioids after high school.
a) 18%
b) 42%
c) 25%
d) 33%
d) 33%
High school students who legitimately use prescription opioids are 33% more likely to misuse opioids after high school.
Were teens age 12 to 17 in Iowa more likely to meet the criteria for IDUD or AUD?
A) IDUD
B) AUD
3.23% of all 12 to 17 year olds met the criteria for IDUD in the last year and 2.02% met the criteria for AUD.
How many teens aged 12 to 17 met the criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder in the last year?
a) 204,000
b) 512,000
c) 309,000
d) 407,000
Teenagers age 12 to 17 are nearly _____ as likely to suffer from IDUD than they are to meet the criteria for AUD.
a) 2x
b) 1.5x
c) 3x
d) 3.5x
a) 2x
Teenagers age 12 to 17 are nearly 2x as likely to suffer from IDUD than they are to meet the criteria for AUD.
a) Use opiates
b) Try amphetamines
c) Smoke a cigarette
d) Use MDMA
c) Smoke a cigarette
12th graders are 82.1% more likely to use marijuana in their lifetime than they are to smoke a cigarette.
8th graders in 2020 were 56.1% more likely than 2017's 8th graders to have tried what?
a) amphetamines
b) cocaine
c) Heroin
d) Fentanyl
a) Amphetamines