These are some of the most recent surveys that relate to substance misuse in Taos County and Questa.
A new Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey will be published this fall.
Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey -- Years: 2015 - 2019
Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey -- Years: 2015 - 2019
Download PDF Version of these Data Reports
Questa High School Youth Substance Abuse Summary Report
Questa Middle School Youth Substance Abuse Summary Report
What the heck is going on with our precious kids was a powerpoint presentation that Janie Corinne, the Vida Del Norte evaluator gave during the Questa Business Entrepreneurial Network (QBEN) meeting in February, 2021 that presents graphs of the data that was found during the Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey and compares substance use of youth in the Questa area to use in Taos County, NM and the United States. View this presentation.
Questa High School Youth Substance Abuse Summary Report Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey – DFC Core Measures Years 2015 - 2019
|
CURRENT USE (past 30 days) |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
|
At least one drink of alcohol |
43.4% |
39.3% |
59.0% |
|
Smoke cigarettes |
17.7% |
14.4% |
26.2% |
|
Tobacco use, and of the 5 forms of use |
- |
- |
68.1% |
|
Use marijuana |
45.8% |
54.0% |
48.9% |
|
Use a prescription drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you |
9.9% |
16.3% |
29.8% |
|
PERCEPTIONS OF RISK |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Moderate or great risk if people “take one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day” |
56.9% |
55.1% |
|
|
Moderate or great risk when people “have five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week” |
67.8% |
71.4% |
60.9 |
|
Moderate or great risk if people “smoke one or more packs of cigarettes per day” |
81.0% |
80.4% |
67.4 |
|
Moderate or great risk if people “smoke marijuana once or twice a week” |
26.6% |
22.7% |
32.6 |
|
Moderate or great risk if people “use a prescription drug (such as OyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you |
88.2% |
80.6% |
73.3 |
|
PERCEPTION OF PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to have one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? |
84.3% |
79.6% |
80.4% |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke cigarettes? |
87.9% |
88.8% |
78.3% |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke marijuana? |
69.2% |
54.6% |
57.8% |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to use prescription drugs (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you? |
93.3% |
88.7% |
84.8% |
|
PERCEPTION OF PEER DISAPPROVAL |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to have one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? |
44.7% |
51.0% |
41.3% |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke cigarettes? |
67.2% |
66.0% |
69.6% |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke marijuana? |
28.3% |
21.6% |
32.6% |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to use prescription drugs (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you? |
85.6% |
80.4% |
73.9% |
|
ATTITUDE TOWARD PEER USE |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Somewhat or strongly disapprove of someone your age having one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? |
69.8% |
63.5% |
47.8% |
*The above table displays the Core Measures that each
Drug-Free Communities coalition is required to collect biannually.
Questa High School Youth Substance Abuse Summary Report
August, 2020
Questa Middle School Youth Substance Abuse Summary Report Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey – DFC Core Measures Years 2015 - 2019
|
CURRENT USE (past 30 days) |
2015* |
2017 |
2019 |
|
At least one drink of alcohol |
16.7% |
16.4% |
|
|
Smoke cigarettes |
1.5% |
3.6% |
|
|
Tobacco use, and of the 5 forms of use |
24.1% |
||
|
Use marijuana |
13.6% |
9.1% |
|
|
Use a prescription drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you |
3.1% |
7.3% |
|
|
PERCEPTIONS OF RISK |
2015* |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Moderate or great risk if people “take one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day” |
67.7% |
||
|
Moderate or great risk when people “have five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week” |
82.2% |
78.2% |
|
|
Moderate or great risk if people “smoke one or more packs of cigarettes per day” |
75.9% |
81.8% |
|
|
Moderate or great risk if people “smoke marijuana once or twice a week” |
52.5% |
66.0% |
|
|
Moderate or great risk if people “use a prescription drug (such as OyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you |
85.5% |
77.4% |
|
|
PERCEPTION OF PARENTAL DISAPPROVAL |
2015* |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to have one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? |
92.0% |
90.9% |
|
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke cigarettes? |
98.4% |
96.4% |
|
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke marijuana? |
91.9% |
83.6% |
|
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to use prescription drugs (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you? |
95.1% |
90.9% |
|
PERCEPTION OF PEER DISAPPROVAL |
2015* |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to have one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? |
89.8% |
67.9% |
|
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke cigarettes? |
86.4% |
75.9% |
|
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to smoke marijuana? |
70.7% |
62.3% |
|
|
Wrong or very wrong for you to use prescription drugs (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) not prescribed to you? |
94.9% |
79.2% |
|
|
ATTITUDE TOWARD PEER USE |
2015* |
2017 |
2019 |
|
Somewhat or strongly disapprove of someone your age having one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage nearly every day? |
68.9% |
68.5% |
The above table displays the Core Measures that each Drug-Free Communities coalition is required to collect biannually.
*2015 figures not available
Questa Middle School Youth Substance Abuse Summary Report September, 2018