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TEXAS SCHOOL SURVEY OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USEKRUM ISDSECONDARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOVERVIEW
In the Spring of 1996, the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, in conjunction withthe Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University, administered a survey to studentsin grade 9 in the Krum Independent School District (KISD). A total of 82 students completedthe questionnaire, which asked about students' experiences with alcohol and drugs. Of thatnumber, 12 surveys were excluded from analysis because students did not indicate their grade or age, or because they were identified as exaggerators (i.e., claimed to have used a non-existentdrug or reported overly excessive drug use). The final number of surveys included in the overalldistrict analysis was 70.
Students' responses to the questionnaire indicate that:•Fifty-three percent of Krum ISD students reported using tobacco at least once duringtheir lifetimes, and 23 percent said they had used tobacco during the past month.•Six percent of Krum ISD students said they smoke cigarettes on a daily basis, while 8 percent reported using a smokeless tobacco product on a daily basis.•Seventy percent of Krum ISD students said they had used alcohol at least once duringtheir lifetimes, and 25 percent reported using alcohol during the past month.•Eleven percent of Krum ISD students said they had driven a car at least once during the past year after having "a good bit to drink."•Lifetime use of inhalants was reported by 21 percent of Krum ISD students, while past-month inhalant use was reported by 3 percent.•Twenty-one percent of Krum ISD students reported using marijuana at least once duringtheir lifetimes, and 8 percent said they had used marijuana during the past month.•Krum ISD students are most likely to turn to friends for help with a drug or alcohol problem (79 percent) and least likely to consult a counselor or program in school(25 percent) or another adult in school (25 percent).
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The percentages referred to in the executive summary were taken from the tables found in "Part I: DistrictSurvey Results." Due to the differences in rounding procedures, there may be slight discrepancies between the percentages referred to in the tables and those reflected in the executive summary.
2TobaccoOver the last two years, the general use of tobacco (including cigarettes and smokeless products)among 9th grade students statewide has stayed about the same.
Overall, the general use of tobacco products among Krum ISD 9th graders, especially with regard to cigarettes, issomewhat lower than that reported by their counterparts statewide. However, KISD 9th gradersare using smokeless tobacco at rates higher than those reported by their peers statewide.Fifty-three percent of Krum students reported general tobacco use at least once during their lifetimes (58 percent statewide). Twenty-three percent of Krum ISD students said they had useda tobacco product during the past month (28 percent statewide).Forty-nine percent of Krum students reported smoking cigarettes at least once during their lifetimes (56 percent statewide), while 19 percent said they had smoked cigarettes during the pastmonth (26 percent statewide), and 6 percent reported smoking cigarettes on a daily basis (9 percent statewide), rates somewhat lower than those reported by 9th grade students statewide.Twenty percent of district students said most or all of their close friends smoke cigarettes.
Lifetime use of smokeless tobacco products was reported by 27 percent of KISD students (16 percent statewide), while 13 percent said they had used a smokeless tobacco product during the past month (5 percent statewide), and 8 percent reported using a smokeless tobacco product on adaily basis (1 percent statewide), rates higher than those reported by their peers statewide. Six percent of district students said most or all of their close friends use smokeless tobacco.AlcoholAlcohol is the most widely used substance among students statewide and in the Krum ISD.Alcohol use among 9th grade students statewide was similar to that reported two years ago.Overall, Krum ISD 9th graders are drinking alcohol at rates somewhat lower than those reported by their peers statewide.Seventy percent of Krum students reported consuming alcohol at least once during their lifetimes(76 percent statewide). Twenty-five percent of Krum ISD students said they had consumedalcohol during the past month, a rate lower than that reported by 9th grade students statewide(38 percent).
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Statewide data is collected every other year. The statewide data used for comparison purposes in the districtreport and executive summary is taken from the results of the survey administered in the Spring of 1996.
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Because a non-standard grade combination was surveyed in this district, some statewide data are unavailablefor comparisons throughout this summary.
3The alcoholic beverages most often consumed by Krum students are beer (54 percent/58 percentstatewide) and wine coolers (64 percent/60 percent statewide). Twenty-four percent of KISDstudents said they drink beer on a weekly or monthly basis (34 percent statewide), and 23 percentsaid they drink wine coolers weekly or monthly (33 percent statewide)."Binge drinking" is the consumption of five or more beers, wine coolers, servings of wine, or drinks with liquor at one time. Thirty-one percent of Krum ISD students reported "bingedrinking" beer at least once during their lifetimes, a rate somewhat lower than that reported by9th grade students statewide (39 percent). However, 31 percent of district students also saidthey usually drink five or more beers at a time on average when they drink, a rate higher than thatreported by their counterparts statewide (19 percent). Lifetime "binge drinking" of wine coolerswas reported by 37 percent of KISD students (42 percent statewide), while 18 percent said theyusually drink five or more wine coolers at a time on average when they drink (20 percentstatewide).Fifteen percent of Krum students reported attending at least one class during the past school year while "drunk" (10 percent statewide). Eleven percent of KISD students said that they had drivena car after having "a good bit to drink" at least once during the past year (8 percent statewide).Driving while intoxicated four or more times during the past year was reported by 6 percent of district students (2 percent statewide).Students were asked about the availability of alcohol, its use among friends, and its use at parties.Eighty-three percent of Krum ISD students said beer, wine, wine coolers, or liquor weresomewhat easy or very easy to obtain (78 percent statewide). Thirty-two percent of districtstudents reported most or all of their close friends drink alcohol (39 percent statewide), and 36 percent responded "from friends" when asked where they obtained alcohol most of the time or always. "Difficulties of any kind" with friends because of one's own drinking was reported by 10 percent of KISD students (10 percent statewide).Thirty-two percent of Krum students said alcohol was used at most or all of the parties theyattended in the past school year (37 percent statewide). Thirty-two percent of district studentsresponded "at parties" when asked where they obtain alcohol most of the time or always, while 8 percent of KISD students said they get alcohol "from the store" most of the time or always.Students were asked how many days during the school year they were absent from class due toan illness or for some other reason, and how many days they had gotten into trouble because of conduct or attitude problems. Fewer KISD students who had not been absent since the Fallreported having used alcohol during the past month (9 percent) than did district students whosaid they had missed four or more days of school (34 percent). Fifty-five percent of the Krumstudents who had experienced difficulties with school officials on four or more days reportedusing alcohol during the past 30 days. By contrast, only 11 percent of district students who hadnot experienced difficulties with school officials because of conduct problems had used alcoholwithin the past 30 days.
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TEXAS SCHOOL SURVEY OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL USE KRUM ISD SECONDARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OVERVIEW In the Spring of 1996, the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, in conjunction with the Public Policy Research Institute at…
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