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Teen Use in Denver Area after Legalization
Posted by on March 21, 2015
Denver’s Marijuana Rates vs US
Last 30 Day Use Rates vs. U.S. and information on perceptions and use rates among specific populations:
Source U.S. 8th 10th and 12th Grade Monitoring the Future 2014
Source U.S. 9th Grade – CDC Youth Risk Behaviour Survey 2014
Source Denver: Healthy Kids Colorado Survey 2014 http://www.chd.dphe.state.co.us/Resources/HKCS/HighSchool/HSR20_HS.pdf
|
Grade |
Marijuana US |
Marijuana Denver |
Percent Higher in Denver than US |
|
8th |
6.5% |
22.5% |
350% |
|
9th |
17% |
23.8% |
35% |
|
10th |
16.6% |
25.3% |
56% |
|
12th |
21.2% |
30% |
42% |
Additional data of concern for Denver:
- Use among Denver’s African American youth is almost 30% (29.6) and Caucasian Youth is 31%
- Almost 40% of Denver’s Caucasian high school males are using and 33% of African Americanfemale high school students
- 63% of Denver high school students say it’s sort of easy or very easy to get marijuana
- Only 44% of Denver High School youth believe regular marijuana use is harmful with the lowest perception of harm among African American youth (36%)
