This website provides facts and recent trends regarding drug use in youth populations from the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. English Version | Spanish Version
Data Resources
Rhode Island DataHUB
The Rhode Island DataHUB provides “Data Stories” and reports that examine topics ranging from high school student substance abuse to elementary school after-school activities. Data comes from the Rhode Island Department of Education, Rhode Island Department of Health,...
Rhode Island Community Profiles: Demographics, Substance Use Consequences & Risk and Protective Factors (2000-2008)
Brown University, 2009 The community profiles describe all 39 Rhode Island municipalities, 4 counties, and the entire state in terms of substance use-related indicators and, where available, corresponding trends since 2000. The three components of these profiles are:...
Substance Use and Mental Health in Rhode Island (2013): A State Epidemiological Profile
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, 2013 The purpose of this profile is to inform and assist in data-driven state- and community-level planning and decision-making processes relevant to substance use and mental...
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
National Institute on Drug Abuse This website includes facts and statistics on substance use in America from 2011.
Monitoring the Future Survey Results
National Institute on Drug Abuse & Monitoring the Future, 2013 The results of this survey are encouraging due to the declining drug use among high school teens; however, concerns remain about the persistently high rates of marijuana and non-medical prescription...
Exploring Social Determinants of Health that Impact Teen Pregnancy
Office of Adolescent Health, 2012 This document aims to: develop a shared understanding about health equity and related concepts; explore the literature that exists to support a holistic approach to teen pregnancy prevention; explain how the environment where youth...
Centers for Disease Control: Youth and Tobacco Use Data
CDC provides information on current estimates, associated factors, and prevention activities for reducing youth tobacco use.
Centers for Disease Control: Health and Academic Achievement Data and Statistics
This page provides data about the association between youth risk behaviors and student academic achievement. These data are collected through the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), administered by Centers for Disease Control’s Division of Adolescent and...
2014 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook
The Rhode Island Foundation & United Way RI, 2014 This document is a “statistical portrait” of the status of Rhode Island’s children. The Factbook provides community level information on indicators in order to emphasize the significance of the surrounding...