Marijuana Use Among Youth in Ward 7

Highlights of the Pride Survey results from four middle and high
charter schools
30-Day Use in MIDDLE School

30-Day Use in HIGH School

Marijuana (2015)

Marijuana (2015)

7.8%
Marijuana (2013)

2.8%

30.7%
Marijuana (2013)

24.0%

The results are staggering:

There was nearly a three-fold increase in 30-day use of marijuana among surveyed
middle school students from 2013 to 2015

The increase among high school students was 28% from 2013 to 2015

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Student Perceptions (2013, 2015)

Laws & Norms Favorable to Drug Use
2013

2015

58%

62%

Perceived Availability of Drugs

2013

2015

29%

28%

The most concerning among the

data is Parental Attitudes Favorable Toward Drug Use.

Parental Attitudes Favorable Toward Drug Use

2013

2015

16%

32%

About the data:

The Ward 7 Safe & Drug-Free Communities Coalition uses the Pride survey (Risk and Protective Factor Questionnaire for Grades 6 to 12) to identify the status of risk and protective factors that predict various problem behaviors (drug use, truancy, crime and violence). The survey allows multi-year comparison of data, evaluates prevention goals and objectives, allows for voluntary participation, and is used by more than 8,000 school systems.
The survey was implemented in May 2015 in four schools:
Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public PolicyParkside Middle School, Parkside High School
Friendship Public Charter SchoolBlow Pierce Middle School
IDEA Public Charter School (high school)
The Ward 7 Safe & Drug-free Communities Coalition is a nonprofit organization, incorporated in the District of Columbia
and organized to promote substance abuse prevention among youth and adults living in Ward 7 in the District of Columbia.
The Coalition promotes prevention through resident education and empowerment.

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January 31, 2016