Alcohol and tobacco use among high school students in Vermont (grades 9-12) has declined in the past two years, according the 2011 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey, and declined sharply since the survey began in 1993.
According to the survey, high school students were far less likely to report ever drinking in 2011 (60%) compared to 2009 (66%), and far below the rate reported in 1993 (82%). Students who smoked in the past 30 days fell from 18 percent in 2009 to 13 percent in 2011, less than one third of the high of 40 percent in 1995.
Every other year, since 1993, the Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs and the Department of Education Student Health and Learning Team has been sponsoring this survey, which is designed to measure the prevalence of behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disease, and injury among young people.
Media report:
Burlington Free Press: Vermont teens smoke, drink less (4 NOV 11)
To access a copy of the survey, please visit:
Vermont Department of Health: 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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