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Reduce the proportion of adolescents who used drugs in the past month — SU‑05 Data

Status: Getting worse

  Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
8.7 percent (2019)

Target:
5.5 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
8.0 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported use of illicit drugs in the past 30 days in 2018

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Adolescents using illicit drugs in past 30 days, 2018-2019 
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
Total
8.0
CI 7.5 / 8.6
SE 0.270
8.7
CI 8.2 / 9.3
SE 0.276