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The RSS Youth Drug

Survey
October 2009
November 2013
November 2017

A project of the
City of Revelstoke Social Development Committee
Age of Respondents
Age of Respondents 2009

2013

2017
Number of Respondents

100 93
90 87
78
80 73
70 65 67 65 65
60 56
50
50
40
30
20 16

10 7 6 5 4 2
0
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 or older

Age
Alcohol – yes or no
Have you ever had alcohol to drink?

2009
90%

77.9% 76.5% 2013


80%
73.1%
2017
Number of Respondents

70%

60%

50%

40%

30% 26.9%
22.1% 23.5%
20%

10%

0%
yes no
15.1%
8.7%

7 or
younger
9.0%
4.6%

8
3.5%
1.4%
3.0%

9
0.8%
1.4%
4.9%

10
5.9%
6.7%
6.6%

11
5.9%
5.8%
18.0%

12
18.9%
15.7%
29.2%

13
24.0%
29.2%
12.1%

Age
14
17.3%
18.8%
15 3.3%
9.4%
9.0%
How old were you the first time you had alcohol to drink?

2.6%
16

4.7%
2.7%
0.0%
Alcohol - First Use

17

0.8%
0.5%
0.3%
18

0.0%
0.0%
2017
2013
2009

0.3%
19

0.0%
0.0%
33.1%
32.7%

I've never
30.0%

been drunk
1.0%
0.8%

7 or
younger
2.2%
0.3%

8
0.4%
0.5%
0.3%

9
0.4%
0.9%
0.3%

10
0.8%
1.8%
2.0%

11
1.2%
1.4%
11.5%

12
7.1%
6.3%
24.9%

13
13.8%

Age
17.0%
14 15.4%
23.6%
23.3%
How old were you the first time you got drunk?

7.5%
15

12.6%
10.3%
3.0%
16

5.1%
5.4%
0.3%
17

1.6%
0.9%
0.0%
18
Alcohol - First time drunk

0.0%
0.0%
2017
2013
2009

0.3%
19

0.0%
0.0%
Alcohol – Regular Use
In an average month in the past year, in using alcohol are you a .... 2009

2013

2017
40.5%

35.3% 34.5%
30.6% 31.4% 31.3%

20.1%
18.1%
15.1% 15.1% 14.6%
13.6%

non-user use only on special occasions (ie. use once or twice a month use daily or every weekend
once or twice a year)
Alcohol – Binge drinking
On average when you drink, do you drink: 2009

2013

2017
31.3% 31.9% 32.0%
28.8%
27.2% 27.7% 27.6%
26.1%
23.1%

16.7%
14.3%
13.2%

Just a glass or two Enough to feel it a little Enough to feel it a lot Until you get really drunk
Tobacco – Yes or No
Have you ever tried smoking cigarettes? 2009

2013

2017

78.4%
72.9%

62.4%

37.6%

27.2%
21.6%

yes no
7.4%
0.0%

7 or
younger
4.9%
0.7%

8
1.4%
0.0%
2.7%

9
0.0%
3.7%
3.4%

10
5.6%
6.1%
3.4%

11
1.4%
1.3%
12.2%

12
6.9%
3.7%
20.9%

13
25.0%

Age
13.4%
28.4%

14
25.0%
23.2%
15 11.5%
13.9%
23.2%
How old were you the first time you smoked all or part of a cigarette?

6.8%
16

15.3%
18.3%
2.7%
17

4.2%
2.4%
0.0%
18

0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Tobacco – Age of First Use

2017
2013
2009

19

1.4%
0.0%
Tobacco – Regular Use
Do you smoke cigarettes .... 2009

2013
40.0%

2017
31.6%

27.9%
27.2%

24.3%
23.1%

21.1%

17.7%
17.1%
17.0%

14.3%
11.4%

6.3%

6.1%
5.4%

5.1%
2.9%

1.4%
I only tried it once I don't smoke anymore once in a while 1 - 5 times per day half a pack a day a pack or more a day
Vaping
Have you ever vaped?

54.7%

45.3%

yes no
Vaping – regular use
How often do you vape ....

52.4%

20.1%

11.0% 11.0%

5.5%

I only tried it once once in a while 1 - 5 times a day 5+ times a day I don't vape anymore
Vaping -
Do you vape ....
80.0%

69.7%
70.0%

61.2%
60.0%

50.0%

40.0%

30.0% 27.2%

20.0%

10.0%

0.0%
With nicotine Without nicotine With maijuana
Marijuana – Yes or No
Have you ever tried marijuana? 2009

2013

2017
64.1% 63.7%

55.3%

44.7%

35.9% 36.3%

yes no
0.7%
0.8%

7 or
younger
3.7%

0.0%

8
0.0%
0.8%

0.7%

9
0.0%
0.8%

2.1%

10
0.0%
3.0%

5.0%

11
5.0%
3.0%

17.9%

12
7.4%
5.2%

33.6%

13
25.6%
21.6%

Age
27.1%
14 25.6%
26.9%

7.9%
15

24.8%
18.7%
How old were you the first time you ever tried marijuana?

2.1%
16

7.4%
13.4%

2.9%
17

3.3%
3.0%

0.0%
18

0.0%
0.0%

0.0%
Marijuana – Age of First Use

19

0.0%
2017
2013
2009

0.0%
Marijuana – Regular Use
2009
In an average month in the past year in using marijuana are you a ....
2013

2017
36.4%
35.1%

25.8% 26.7%
25.0% 24.6% 25.0%
23.9%
22.5%
21.4%

17.1% 16.4%

Non User Use only on special occasions ie. once or Use once or twice a month Use daily or every weekend
twice a year
2017
Number of Respondents who have tried the following drugs
2013
2009

17
Other (please identify in comment section below) 7
10
50
Poppers

7
Steroids (body building) 1
3
5
Heroin 1
4
7
Crack 4

Other Speed, Amphetamines, etc


6

3
11
12
9

Drugs Crystal Meth

LSD
6

8
12

13
20

14
Inhalants (glue or solvents) 4
14
18
Cocaine 11
19
24
Ecstasy 18
66
Prescription Drug misuse (oxycontin, morphine, sleeping pills, 61
lorazepam, etc) 28
67
41
Magic Mushrooms 25
71
172
Caffeinated energy drinks (Red Bull, Rock Star, etc) 140
259
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Easy to get?
How easy do you think it is to get each of the following types of drugs if you wanted some?

Other

Prescription Drug misuse

Steroids (body building)

Inhalants (glue or solvents)

Poppers

Speed, Amphetamines, etc

Heroin

Caffeinated energy drinks

Crystal Meth

LSD/Acid

Crack

Cocaine

Ecstasy

Magic Mushrooms

Marijuana

Alcohol

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350


Don't Know Not Possible Very Hard Hard Easy
Increasing Risk of Harm
2017 2013 2009
Number of Respondents who have ….
Been a passenger in vehicle when driver under influence of alcohol or other 108
substances 111
132
114
Used alcohol by yourself 89
116
106
Used alcohol and marijauana in combination 87
111
79
Used marijuana by yourself 54
78
33
Used alcohol and another drug in combination 22
67
53
Gotten drunk by yourself 40
46
29
Used another drug by yourself 14
43
25
Driven a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other substances 28
36
9
Used a needle to take a drug to get high 6
5
8
Shared a needle 5
3
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Problems caused
Your use of alcohol or other substances has caused you the following problems

89
Can't remember what happened after using
68
Pass out
36
Fight with your parents
32
Hurt yourself
26
Have money problems
38
Fight with your friends
34
Do something sexual that you wish you hadn't
17
Hurt someone else
16
Be suspended from school
12
Get arrested
14
Fail a class
10
Have a car crash

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Number of Respondents
2017 2013 2009
2017
If you use alcohol or other substances, where do you use them?
2013
2009
29.0%
At home (parents don't know) 30.2%
29.9%
45.4%
At home (parents know) 40.7%
33.8%
9.7%
While driving around 9.9%
12.2%
18.1%
During school hours away from school 11.0%
15.8%
10.1%
During school hours at school 5.9%
9.4%
11.9%
On the way to school 7.5%
9.4%
21.0%
After school events 16.7%
19.2%
11.0%
At school events 9.4%
9.9%
14.0%
Before school events 13.4%
12.5%
24.9%
At the bar, raves, etc. 22.1%
15.5%
69.9%
At night with friends 78.0%
69.8%
68.5%
At weekend parties 76.6%
67.7%
Parents’ Concern
Your parents would NOT be concerned if you ...

250

206
Number of Respondents

200
178

150

115
101 102
100
82 81
67
55
50 35
29 31
23
16 12 17

0
Used tobacco Drank some alcohol Got drunk Vaped Used marijuana Used other drugs

2009 2013 2017


Quitting or cutting back (2017)
Interested? Yes Tried? Yes

 Tobacco – 29 students  Tobacco – 31 students


 Alcohol – 22  Alcohol – 36
 Marijuana – 19  Marijuana – 30
 Vaping – 25  Vaping – 29
 Other drugs – 9  Other drugs – 8

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