CPRD has just released “Youth Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana Use in Illinois” a White Paper report based on data from the 2018 Illinois Youth Survey based on information from over 11,000 8th, 10th and 12th grade students. The report compares youth use, perceptions of these substances, sources, and consequences of use. Please see the report for more information.
This newly developed interactive visualization allows you to look at trends in alcohol, tobacco, e-cig, marijuana and other drug use behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, sources and preferences.
Also, statistical data (not the raw data) can be downloaded to Excel, Powerpoint or other formats for your own use – note the share button on the lower right of the page.
As of last December, the federal government has raised the purchase age of tobacco to 21 across the country. See the following from our friends at the American Lung Association, long an advocate for Tobacco 21!
CPRD recently presented the results of research combining the Illinois Youth Survey results and data on marijuana dispensary locations around the state to examine whether dispensary locations may have an effect on increasing youth use of marijuana. Initial results, presented in the figure above, suggests no relationshipo or a very limited relationship if any. This subject probably warrants further research, especially as medical marijuana dispensaries are set to become recreational marijuana dispensaries as of July 1, 2020 in Illinois.
This research was recently presented at the Research Society on Marijuana Annual Conference in Vancouver, Washington.
After peaking in 2014, the number of drunk teens ending up in Chicago Emergency Rooms (ERs) dropped dramatically during the music festival, Lollapalooza. A study led by pediatric specialists at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago shows that the number of ER visits for underage drinkers, ages 13 to 20, peaked in 2014 at 213 ER visits to 100 in 2018, a 53 percent decrease.
“However, teenage drinking during this event is still too high — 5 times higher than a normal Chicago weekend so we still have work to do.” Robert Tanz, MD, Lurie Children’s Hospital
A link to the informational release from Lurie Children’s Hospital is HERE
CPRD has released another new white paper report. This one on youth tobacco and vaping and based on the Illinois Youth Survey from the Spring of 2018. The report provides information on tobacco and vaping use patterns, including where youth get their tobacco and vaping products, young person’s perceptions about tobacco and vaping and about peer use of tobacco and vaping products.
CPRD has released a new report on youth marijuana use based on the Illinois Youth Survey from the Spring of 2018. The report provides information on marijuana use patterns, including where youth get marijuana, young persons’ perceptions about marijuana use and about peer use.
