Onset-Alcohol, HC
"I started using alcohol (wine, wine coolers, beer, liquor) when I was ___ years old."
Georgia Student Health Survey II, Hall County School System.
Onset-Marijuana, HC
"I started using marijuana (grass, pot) when I was ___ years old."
Georgia Student Health Survey II, Hall County School System.
Onset-Prescriptions Drugs, HC
"I started using prescriptions medicines that were not prescribed for me when I was ___ years old."
Georgia Student Health Survey II, Hall County School System.
Onset-Tobacco, HC
Percent of Student who "I started using tobacco (cigarettes, cigars, pipes) when I was ___ years old."
Georgia Student Health Survey II, Hall County School System
home / 3. children succeeding in school / 3-g. underage substance use/abuse / 3-g-a. average age of onset
Average Age of Onset
Measure
Percent of students who self report (in response to the following survey question) the age at which they started using an illicit substance."I started using ____ when I was ___ years old."
- alcohol (wine, wine coolers, beer, liquor)
- smoking tobacco (cigarettes, cigars, pipes)
- marijuana (grass, pot)
- prescription medicines that were not prescribed for me
Why is this indicator important?
Coming soon!
How are we doing in Hall County?
- Coming soon!
What does research tell us we can do to improve this indicator?
Coming soon!