2002 Substance Abuse

Category	% Overall Population	Definition
Alcohol	35%	Used Alcohol once or more in the last 30 days
Alcohol	23%	Got drunk once or more in the last two weeks
Tobacco	25%	Smoked cigarettes once or more in the last 30 days
Tobacco	14%	Used smokeless tobacco once or more in the last 12 months
Inhalants	10%	Sniffed or inhaled substances to get high once or more in the last 12 months
Marijuana	27%	Used marijuana once or more in the last 12 months
Other Drug Use	12%	Use other illicit drugs once or more in the last 12 months
Driving & Alcohol	12%	Drove after drinking once or more in the last 12 months
Driving & Alcohol	36%	Rode (once or more in the last 12 months) with a driver who had been drinking

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Percent of Youth Reporting Each of 9 Substance Use Related Risk-Taking Behaviors