Health
Student Drug Usage
Source: Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment
Student Drug Use
2020
Arkansas County13%
Ashley County10%
Baxter County16%
Benton County15%
Boone County14%
Bradley County12%
Carroll County19%
Clark County12%
Clay County12%
Cleburne County22%
Conway County19%
Craighead County16%
Cross County17%
Drew County8%
Faulkner County18%
Franklin County13%
Fulton County16%
Garland County18%
Grant County14%
Greene County17%
Hempstead County15%
Hot Spring County20%
Howard County13%
Independence County19%
Izard County14%
Jackson County8%
Jefferson County24%
Johnson County15%
Lawrence County15%
Little River County17%
Lonoke County13%
Madison County16%
Marion County15%
Miller County14%
Mississippi County15%
Montgomery County18%
Nevada County9%
Ouachita County17%
Poinsett County16%
Polk County15%
Pope County20%
Pulaski County16%
Randolph County14%
Saline County15%
Scott County18%
Sebastian County16%
Sharp County11%
St. Francis County10%
Stone County9%
Union County18%
Van Buren County15%
Washington County15%
White County16%

Source: Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment







STATE TREND

Decreasing


16%

2020

What does this measure?

The percentage of students reporting on a survey that they have ever used any drug, including alcohol, marijuana, tobacco, and other illegal drugs.

Why is this important?

Adolescence can be a period of vulnerability to substance abuse disorders, and many factors influence whether an adolescent explores drug use. Drug use can be part of a pattern of risky behaviors that puts a youth at risk for short and longer term health impacts.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2020, 16% of youth reported ever having used a drug, including tobacco or alcohol, down 11 percentage points from 2011. Use was a bit higher for females (18%) than for males (14%). National data and subgroup data (racial and ethnic groups) were not available for this indicator.

Among Arkansas counties, the share of youth reporting in 2020 having ever used a drug ranged from 8% in Lee County to 24% in Jefferson County. (Data was not available for 22 counties).

Notes about the data

Data is from the Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment, conducted by the state Division of Behavioral Health Services. The survey has been conducted annually since 2002 and is administered to Arkansas youth in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12.




Source: Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment


Student Drug Use
2011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Arkansas27%23%21%21%20%20%20%19%19%16%

Source: Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment






Source: Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment


Student Drug Use by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas18%14%

Source: Arkansas Prevention Needs Assessment









INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Access to Quality Seats for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Access to Quality Childcare Seats for Preschoolers Maintaining
Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Graduation Rate Increasing
Remediation Rate Decreasing
Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Imagination Libraries Increasing
Infant Mortality Maintaining
Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Student Drug Usage Decreasing
Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Smoking Rate Decreasing
Flouridated Water Increasing
Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Oral Health Increasing
Life Expectancy Decreasing
Routine Check-ups Increasing
Births to Teens Decreasing
Female-headed Households Increasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty Increasing
Elderly Living in Poverty Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Food Insecurity Decreasing
Incarceration Rate Increasing
Homelessness Decreasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Medical Debt Not Applicable
Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Charitable Giving Increasing
Volunteering Increasing
Group Participation Increasing
Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Local Voting Not Applicable
Change in Population Increasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Life Expectancy Decreasing
Female-headed Households Increasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty Increasing
Elderly Living in Poverty Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Incarceration Rate Increasing
Medical Debt Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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