Early Warning Signs - Substance use in Middle & High School

Essential Question:
Substance abuse and disaffection are closely linked. Both can lead to dropping out. What do we know about substance use that can help us choose where to target interventions?

A story in our Early-Warning Systems Data Story Series. Here we'll examine student reports of substance use.

Cigarette Use

 
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According to the CDC, more than one-third of all youth who ever try a cigarette become regular smokers before leaving high school and adults who smoke lose an average of 13-14 years of their lives (2004 Surgeon General's Report).

Drag your mouse over the bars on the graph to see the percentage of students in each school who reported ever smoking cigarettes. Use the subset selector to toggle between middle schools and high schools.


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