Self-Reported Use of Designer Drugs
Including Cocaine, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, and Speed
(PPAAUS items 31, 33-36) Fewer than one-half percent of the middle-school students and one percent of the high-school students reported using designer drugs or club drugs (ecstasy, XTC, Special K, and GHB, for example). Over all grades surveyed, regular use of club drugs was one percent among males and one percent among females. One percent of the Franklin County students surveyed (one percent male and one percent female) reported regular use of cocaine or crack – less than one-half percent in middle school and two percent in high school. An average of less than one-half percent of the middle-school students and two percent of the high-school students reported regular use of hallucinogens (one percent male and one-half percent female, overall). One-half percent of the sixth through eighth graders and one percent of the ninth through twelfth graders reported using inhalants at least once a month (overall, one-half percent of the males and one-half percent of the females). An average of one-half percent of the middle-school students and one percent of the high-school students (overall, one percent male and one-half percent female) used speed monthly or more often.
An average of 99 percent of the Franklin County students in grades six through eight had never used designer or club drugs; 96 percent of the high-school students had never used club drugs. Ninety-nine percent of the middle-school students and 96 percent of the high-school students had never used cocaine or crack. Ninety-nine percent of the middle-school students and 95 percent of the high-school students had never used hallucinogens, and 98 and 97 percent respectively had never used inhalants. An average of 99 percent of the middle-school students and 97 percent of the high-school students had never used speed.
Self-Reported Use of Designer Drugs, Cocaine, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Speed, and Heroin (PPAAUS items 33, 35-38, 40) Less than one-half percent of the middle-school students and one percent of the high-school students reported using designer drugs or club drugs (ecstasy, XTC, Special K, and GHB, for example). Less than one percent of the Franklin County Schools students surveyed reported regular use of cocaine or crack – one percent in high-school and less than one-half percent in middle-school. Less than one-half percent of the middle-school students and two percent of the high-school students reported regular use of hallucinogens. Less than one-half percent of the sixth through eighth graders and one percent of the ninth through twelfth graders reported using inhalants at least once a month. An average of less than one-half percent of the middle-school students and one percent of the high-school students used speed monthly or more often. Less than one-half percent of the sixth through eighth graders and one-half percent of the ninth through twelfth graders reported using heroin at least once a month.
Almost 100 percent of the Franklin County Schools students in grades six through eight had never used designer or club drugs; 96 percent of the high-school students had never used club drugs. Ninety-nine percent of the middle-school students and 96 percent of the high-school students had never used cocaine or crack. Almost all of the middle-school students and 95 percent of the highschool students had never used hallucinogens, and 99 and 97 percent respectively had never used inhalants. Ninety-nine percent of the middle-school students and 97 percent of the high-school students had never used speed. Almost 100 percent of the middleschool students and 99 percent of the high-school students had never used heroin.
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