Family rules regarding drugs and alcohol use
Newaygo County Youth that reported their family does not have clear/strong rules about alcohol and drug use
Prescription Drugs
Newaygo County youth who have ever taken a prescription drug without a doctor’s prescription
Newaygo County youth who reported it would be ‘very easy’ or ‘sort of easy’ to get a prescription drug without a prescription
Newaygo County 11th graders who reported it would be ‘very easy’ or ‘sort of easy’ to get a prescription drug without a prescription
Among students reporting use of a prescription drug without a prescription in the past year, percentage of students who took them from home (i.e. medicine cabinets)
Alcohol
Average percentage of Newaygo County HS students who drank alcohol in the past 30 days
Average percentage of Newaygo County HS students who consumed five or more drinks of alcohol in a row in the past month (binge drinking)
Tobacco
Percentage of Newaygo County youth who believe people have ’no risk’ or ‘slight risk’ of harming themselves (physically or in other ways) if they smoke e-cigarettes
Source: 2016 MiPHY survey of 7th, 9th, and 11th grade youth. For further information on the MiPHY and to access a complete report, please visit the website at michigan.gov/miphy
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