Data
Hawaii ranked fourth (31.7%) in the nation for high school students who were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug by someone on school property. The national average was 24.3%. – Table 62 1
Hawaii children as young as 10-12 years old were arrested for drug possession (41 total). The numbers more than tripled for teenagers 13-14 years old with a total of 157 arrests for drug possession. - Table: Age and Sex of Juveniles Arrested for Part II Offenses 2
Prevalence of various substances with Hawaii students - Table 2.35:
- Illicit Drug use – Increased by 6.3 times from 6th grade (1.8%) to 12th grade (11.4%)
- Marijuana use – Increased by 17.5 times from 6th grade (2.4%) to 12th grade (42.2%)
- Inhalant use – Increased by 1.4 times from 6th grade (6.3%) to 12th grade (8.6%)
- Alcohol use – Increased by 4.6 times from 6th grade (15.6%) to 12th grade (72.4%)
- Tobacco use – Increased by 4.6 times from 6th grade (8.7%) to 12th grade (39.7%)
- Prescription Drug use – Increased by 12.4 times from 6th grade (1.1%) to 12th grade (13.6%) 3
Almost half (49%) of the students aged 13 and under who spend over 30 minutes a day on social networking sites saw pictures of other kids on the social networking site drunk, passed out, or using drugs. - Figure 2.B 4
Trends in Annual Prevalence of Use of Various Drugs for Grades 8, 10, and 12 Combined - Table 2:
- Illicit Drugs increased by 0.3 percent
- Illicit Drugs including inhalants increased by 0.2 percent
- Marijuana/Hashish increased by 0.5 percent
- Salvia increased by 0.1 percent
- Rohypnol increased by 0.1 percent 5
In Hawaii, the amount of fatalities where a driver was at the illegal drinking limit (0.08 BAC) increased from 32% percent in 2001 to 37% in 2010. – Table 10 6
About one in three young drivers (30%) aged 15 to 20 years old who were killed in crashes had a blood alcohol concentration of .01 g/dL or higher. – Table 4 7
An estimate of 28,230 lives from 1975–2010 were saved by Minimum Drinking Age Laws. – Figure 2 7
Selected Drug Combinations in Energy Drink-Related Emergency Department Visits: Annual Averages, 2004 to 2009 – Table 1
An estimated 56 percent of visits involved energy drinks only
- About one quarter (27 percent) of visits involved energy drinks in combination with pharmaceuticals
- 16 percent involved combinations with alcohol
- 10 percent involved combinations with illicit drugs 8
- 1 in 5 patients (20%) aged 12 to 17 made a visit to the emergency department for pharmaceutical combinations with energy drinks. – Figure 2 8
Overall, more emergency department visits involving combinations of energy drinks with pharmaceuticals were made by female (35%) then by males (23%). – Figure 3 8
Top ten most common poison categories for Hawaii children 0-5 years old:
1. Cosmetic/Personal Care products – 423 cases
2. Analgesics – 299 cases
3. Foreign Bodies (Toys, Misc.) – 271 cases
4. Topical Preparations – 220 cases
5. Household Cleaning Substances – 212 cases
6. Pesticides – 186 cases
7. Vitamins – 100 cases
8. Electrolytes and minerals – 91 cases
9. Household Cleaning Substances – 212 cases
10. Antihistamines – 86 cases 9
Almost half (44.5%) of Hawaii students who reported drinking alcohol in the past month were between the ages of 18-20 years old. 10
More than 1 in 5 students (22.4%) of Hawaii students between the ages of 15-17 reported drinking alcohol in the past month. 10
Sources:
1. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance (YRBS)
6. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 2010 State Alcohol-Impaired Traffic Safety Facts
7. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 2010 Young Drivers Traffic Safety Facts
9. Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center 2011 Hawaii Annual Report