Branson School Parent Meeting Marin s Alcohol & Drug Epidemic How To Protect Your Child Don Carney, Marin YMCA Director of Restorative Services & Youth Court
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Healthiest County in California Marin County ranked in the top 5% in: - Premature death rate - Adults self reported health - Mentally unhealthy days - Adult obesity - Teen birth rate - Uninsured adults - Primary care physicians per capita - High school graduation - Unemployment - Children in poverty - Physical activity - Violent crime rate - High food environment index - Low rate of preventable hospital stays - Low violent crime rate Ranked in the top 25% in: - Low number of physically unhealthy days - Adults without social/emotional support - Low percent driving alone to work Ranked in the top 10% in: -Low percent of adults reporting fair or poor health -Low average number of mentally unhealthy days -High access to exercise opportunities -High dentists per capita -High mental health providers per capita -High percent with some college Ranked in the top 15% in: -Low percent of adults who smoke - Low percent of children in single-parent households - Low average daily air pollution
Marin County ranked in the bottom 50% in: - 1 Excessive Drinking - 2 Drug poisoning mortality rate -Alcohol impaired driving rate -Income inequality 1 Data collected from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2006-2012 (2005-2010 for social support indicator) and may vary from other local sources used in county health reports and factsheets. 2 Drug poisoning deaths was an additional measure and did not contribute to the overall county health rankings.
Only Two Percent of Counties Have Higher Alcohol Use Rates than Marin
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 Marijuana Use: Marin County Youth: 2016 Used in last 30 days Used 3 days or more in last 30 days 7th grade 9th grade 11th grade Source: California Healthy Kids Survey (2015-16)
Non-Medical Use of Pharmaceuticals Among Marin County 11 th 25% 22% Graders 20% 15% 10% 5% 17% 17% 13% Marin County California 10% 7% 7% 7% 7% 4% 3% 3% 0% Source: California Healthy Kids Survey, 2009-2015
Access to Marijuana and Alcohol: Marin County Youth: 2016 Marijuana is Easy to Access 90 Alcohol is Easy to Access 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 7th 9th 11th 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 7th 9th 11th 0 0 Source: California Healthy Kids Survey (2015-16)
11 th Graders In Marin Access Alcohol and Drugs from Parties and Friend s Houses 25 20 Percent 15 10 5 0 Source: California Healthy Kids Survey Marin County (2015-16)
Alcohol and Marijuana Parent Concerns
The Addiction Industry Is After Your Teen s Developing Brain
The Alcohol Addition Industry Example 70% of U.S. Adults Drink Alcohol 21% of U.S. Adults Consume One Drink Per-Week 7% of U.S. Adults Consume 50% to 60% of all Alcohol Sold 30% of U.S. Adults Have/Had an Alcohol-Use Disorder The Alcohol Industry Needs Alcoholics to Make Profits Alcohol = $400 Billion in U.S. Economic Activity in 2010
How Does The Addiction Industry Creates Addicts? Promote Use Of Additive Product During Brain Development Brain Under Development Until Mid-Twenties
Having the "booze talk" with kids before they take their first sip of alcohol is crucial, according to a report by the American Academy of Pediatrics in August 2015. Children start to think positively about alcohol between ages 9 and 13 years, according to this report. The more young people are exposed to alcohol advertising and marketing, the more likely they are to drink, and if they are already drinking, this exposure leads them to drink more.
Percent of U.S. Adults Dependent on Alcohol & Age They Began Drinking At 14 > 45% became Alcoholics At 15 > 38% became Alcoholics At 16 > 32% became Alcoholics At 17 > 28% became Alcoholics At 18 > 15% became Alcoholics
Ross Valley Youth Age of Onset Data First full drink of alcohol: 10 years old or younger 6% 11-12 years old 8% 13-14 years old 23% First use of marijuana: 11-12 years old 6% 13-14 years old 23% Drake CHKS 2013/14
Ross Valley Youth Data Alcohol > Binge Drinking (more than 5 drinks) triples from 11% for Freshmen to 35% for Juniors in the past 30 days Marijuana > 27% of Freshmen at Drake High School report smoking pot in the past 30 days. 20% in TUHSD and 16% in the County 40% of Juniors at Drake High School report smoking pot in the past 30 days 37% of Freshmen and 50% of Juniors believe there is slight to no harm in smoking marijuana once or twice a week Drake CHKS 2013/14
Developing Brain Science Brain Development Continues Until Mid-Twenties Developing Brains Can Become Addicted in 6 Months Developed Brains Takes 6 Years to Become Addicted
How To Protect Your Child Unfortunately, many parents subscribe to common myths and misperceptions related to underage drinking:
Truth > The opposite is true parents should be aware that supplying alcohol to minors actually increases, rather than decreases the risk for continued drinking in the teenage years and leads to subsequent problem drinking later in life. TEACHING RESPONSIBLE DRINKING: MYTH Some parents think that providing alcohol to teens at home decreases the risk for continued drinking as teens get older, and subsequent drinking problems later in life.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT: MYTH Some parents believe that being too strict about teen drinking during high school will cause them to drink more when they first leave the home and do not have as much parental oversight. Truth > New research from The Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS) reveals that teens who perceive their parents to be more permissive about alcohol use are MORE likely to abuse alcohol and to
YOUTH LEARN TO DRINK IN EUROPE: MYTH Youth from European cultures whose parents give them alcohol at an early age learn to drink more responsibly than their American counterparts. Truth > A greater percentage of European youth report drinking regularly (in the past 30 days) versus American youth, and for a majority of European countries, a greater percentage of young people report having been intoxicated before the age of 13.
I CAN T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUTH DRINKING IN MY HOUSE WHEN I M AWAY FROM HOME: MYTH Truth: Marin s Social Hoist Ordnance holds the parent & teen responsible for underage alcohol/drug use in their home. Adult offenders pay a $750 fine. Youth offenders must participate in the Youth Court with their parent.
Be the Influence Rx Safe Marin Marin County Youth Commission Ross Valley Collaborative Friday Night Live and Club Live Marin Prevention Network/CMCA Novato Blue Ribbon Coalition San Rafael Alcohol & Drug Coalition Twin Cities Coalition Mill Valley Aware West Marin Coalition
Marijuana: The Newest Addiction Industry In 2016 California Voters Approved Legal Recreational Marijuana for Adults (21 years) How Will Corporate Marijuana Impact Youth?
Projected Marijuana Addiction Industry Profits
Forbes Business Magazine Reports In 2016 Marijuana Sales Totaled $6.7 Billion & By 2021 Sales Will Exceed $21 billion Marijuana Industry Projected To Create More Jobs Than Manufacturing By 2020 California is Projecting a $7 Billion Marijuana Industry, Producing $1 Billion a Year in Taxes
AGE of FIRST USE PROBLEM
Teens are Smoking Younger 8th graders that first smoked in 6th grade: In 2007 > 1.5% In 2009 > 3.7% In 2011 > 5.2% The Monitoring the Future study, the University of Michigan http://monitoringthefuture.org/pubs/monographs/mtf-vol1_2011.pdf 301 in packet, 335 in PDF
Nationally, in only four years (2007-2011) The rate of 6th graders smoking marijuana has increased by: 247% The Monitoring the Future study, the University of Michigan http://monitoringthefuture.org/pubs/monographs/mtf-vol1_2011.pdf 301 in packet, 335 in PDF
More Teens are Smoking Younger While Marijuana is Getting Stronger 1960 s Cannabis Sativa: 1-3% THC 1970 s Cannabis Indica: 5-10% THC 1980 s Sensimilla: 10-15% THC 1990 s-now: 15-25% THC 2015 Marijuana Oils & Dabs/Wax: 73-99% THC Marijuana Edibles: THC Potency Varies Widely and Attractive to Children Synthetic Marijuana (K2, Spice): Plant Material Sprayed Psychoactive Chemical Both Have Caused Psychotic Breaks & Contributed to Deaths
Why are more teens smoking younger, while marijuana is getting stronger? Why?
Lack of Perceived Harm
California Passes First Medical Marijuana Law in America 1996
Labels Shape Perception In 1993 Perceived harm was 35.6% & use was at 26% In 1996 California labeled marijuana as medical marijuana By 2003 Perceived harm decreased to 26.6% & use was at 34.9% In 2016 How will the label recreational marijuana impact perceived harm and use?
As Labels Change Perception of Harm & Use Changes SAMHSA.gov, National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2013 and 2014
Marijuana & Your True Passion Myth: Weed makes you creative Fact: Dopamine is a brain chemical that reinforces life affirming actions; It makes you feel really good! Drinking water when dehydrated is rewarded by your brain's dopamine When you are passionate about something your brain triggers dopamine Marijuana s dopamine overwhelms the brain & keeps you from finding your true passion
Fact: Marijuana & Addiction Myth: Marijuana is not addictive. If you use marijuana before the age of 14, you are five times as likely to abuse drugs as adults, than those who first use marijuana at age 18 9% of all marijuana users become addicted 17% of marijuana users who start in their teens become addicted 25% to 50% of daily marijuana users become addicted
Marijuana & Education Myth: Marijuana doesn t affect student s educational abilities Fact: Students who smoke before 16 do worse on tests than those who begin smoking after age 16 Students who are high in class will have extreme difficulty learning Daily smokers under 17 are 60% less likely to finish high school
California Chief Justice, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye: Keynote comments at Marin Youth Court s 10 th anniversary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_- 3ZpkyzLqs&feature=youtu.be