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First Things First: Creating the Conditions & Capacity for Community-Wide Reform in an Urban School District
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Kauffman Survey Finds Overall Drug Use Among Metro Teens at Historic Lows

Statistics on opiate and Ecstasy use still concern researchers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (March 12, 2002) – An annual survey of teen drug use in the metro area, released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, shows that overall drug use has fallen for the third straight year, reaching an all-time low. The study, which has been conducted each year since 1986, provides parents, educators and drug use prevention experts with a 16-year perspective on the issue of teen drug use in the Kansas City area.

The Kauffman Teen Survey measured the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, steroids and other drugs among 9,479 eighth-, 10th- and 12th-graders across 14 Kansas City-area school districts during the 2000 - 2001 school year.

In a study of 13 substances, the Kauffman Teen Survey found declines in the usage rates in all but two drug categories. For example, the numbers of 12-grade students who say they have ever used "uppers," LSD or inhalants are at historic lows, at 9.8 percent, 12.6 percent and 10 percent respectively. Additionally, the number of students who have ever used cigarettes is trending downward among all age groups. Rates among eighth-graders are at 30.9 percent, down from 1994 - 1995 highs of 46.8 percent.

"The survey results point to historic declines in overall drug use, which indicate that prevention efforts are making a difference," said Stacey Daniels-Young, Ph.D., director of research and evaluation at the Kauffman Foundation and coordinator of the Kauffman Teen Survey. "However, the increase in the use of opiates, new data on Ecstasy use and minimal, but continuously increasing, changes in marijuana use are cause for concern. The data point to the need for intervention programs targeted to these drugs."

Use of opiates rose among eighth-graders to 3.1 percent, among 10th-graders to 7.5 percent and among seniors to 10 percent during 2000 - 2001, reaching their highest level since 1995 - 1996. Marijuana use at all three grade levels appears virtually unchanged over the past two years, with 23.5 percent of eighth-graders, 39.8 percent of sophomores and 50.1 percent of seniors saying they have used the drug at some point in their lives. In the first year of collecting data, Ecstasy use appears to be already on par with the use of uppers among teens. Usage rates for Ecstasy are at 4.4 percent for eighth-graders, 7.5 percent for sophomores and 9.6 percent for seniors.

According to Daniels-Young, Ecstasy use was identified in all geographic areas and at every grade level surveyed, an unexpected discovery given general public perceptions that Ecstasy is used only by suburban teens.

The 2000 - 2001 study also indicated major factors in teens' decisions not to use drugs - their own anti-drug attitudes and concerns about upsetting their parents. Daniels-Young said many teens listed "causing concern for their parents" as a motivator in their decisions not to use. She said this information is valuable to prevention experts and educators who craft programs, as well as for parents.

The study looks at cigarettes, alcohol and a variety of drugs, including LSD, cocaine, PCPs, uppers, downers, marijuana, opiates and Ecstasy.

"The Kauffman Teen Survey was the very first program launched by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and educators, parents and prevention experts have found the results to be immensely helpful," said Janine Lee, vice president of Youth Development at the Kauffman Foundation. "They use the data to guide the development and implementation of their prevention programs. That's why we have done this survey each year for the past 16 years, to arm community leaders with the data they need to make a difference."

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation was established in 1966 by Ewing Kauffman, founder of Marion Laboratories (now Aventis Pharmaceuticals) and original owner of the Kansas City Royals baseball club. The Foundation's vision of self-sufficient people in healthy communities is supported by its work in two focus areas: youth development and entrepreneurship education. The Foundation has an asset base of approximately $2 billion and makes annual charitable expenditures of approximately $100 million. More information about the Kauffman Foundation and the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership is available at www.emkf.org. and www.entreworld.org.

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