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Priority Goals 2000 - ATOD Prevention

ALCOHOL
By June 30, 2005, to decrease by 50% the percentage of students grades 6-12 who report current use of alcohol (past 30 days) as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 31.2%.

By June 30, 2005, to decrease by 50% the percentage of students grades 6-12 who report "binge drinking" as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 16%.

By June 30, 2005, to increase the mean age of first use of alcohol by 2.5 years among students grades 6-12 as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 12.3 years.

TOBACCO
By June 30, 2005, to decrease by 50% the percentage of students grades 6-12 who report current use of cigarettes (past 30 days) as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 11.40%.

By June 30, 2005, to decrease by 50% the percentage of students grades 6-12 who report current use of smokeless tobacco (past 30 days) as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 6.20%.

By June 30, 2005, to increase the mean age of first use of tobacco by 2.5 years among students grades 6-12 as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 12 years.

MARIJUANA
By June 30, 2005, to decrease by 50% the percentage of students grades 6-12 who report current use of marijuana (past 30 days) as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 14.40%.

By June 30, 2005, to increase the mean age of first use of marijuana by 2.5 years among students grades 6-12 as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 13.2 years.

OTHER DRUGS
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By June 30, 2005 to decrease by 50% the percentage of students grades 6-12 who report current use of any *illicit drug excluding marijuana (past 30 days) as measured by the Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey. The baseline statistic from the 2000 Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey is 9.3%.


*other illicit drugs defined as: inhalants, hallucinogens, cocaine/crack cocaine, methamphetamines, depressants, steroids, heroin, and other narcotics.

Priority Goals 2000 - Violence Prevention (Continued)