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SA-1 Reduce the proportion of adolescents who report that they rode, during the previous 30 days, with a driver who had been drinking alcohol
Baseline: 28.3 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they rode, during the previous 30 days, with a driver who had been drinking alcohol in 2009
Target: 25.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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SA-2 Increase the proportion of adolescents never using substances
SA-2.1 Increase the proportion of at risk adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who, in the past year, refrained from using alcohol for the first time
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Baseline: 85.6 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who had never used alcohol in their lives refrained from using alcohol for the first time in 2008
Target: 94.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-2.2 Increase the proportion of at risk adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who, in the past year, refrained from using marijuana for the first time
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Baseline: 94.3 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who had never used marijuana in their lives refrained from using marijuana for the first time in 2008
Target: 96.3 percent
Target-Setting Method: 2 percentage point improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-2.3 Increase the proportion of high school seniors never using substances—Alcoholic beverages
Baseline: 27.7 percent of high school seniors reported never using alcoholic beverages in 2009
Target: 30.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-2.4 Increase the proportion of high school seniors never using substances—Illicit drugs
Baseline: 53.3 percent of high school seniors reported never using illicit drugs in 2009
Target: 58.6 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-3 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of substance abuse
SA-3.1 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of having one or two alcoholic drinks nearly every day—8th graders
Baseline: 78.5 percent of 8th graders reported that they disapproved of people having one or two alcoholic drinks nearly every day in 2009
Target: 86.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-3.2 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of having one or two alcoholic drinks nearly every day—10th graders
Baseline: 77.6 percent of 10th graders reported that they disapproved of people having one or two alcoholic drinks nearly every day in 2009
Target: 85.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-3.3 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of having one or two alcoholic drinks nearly every day—12th graders
Baseline: 70.5 percent of 12th graders reported that they disapproved of people having one or two alcoholic drinks nearly every day in 2009
Target: 77.6 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-3.4 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of trying marijuana or hashish once or twice—8th graders
Baseline: 75.3 percent of 8th graders reported that they disapproved of people trying marijuana or hashish once or twice in 2009
Target: 82.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-3.5 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of trying marijuana or hashish once or twice—10th graders
Baseline: 60.1 percent of 10th graders reported that they disapproved of people trying marijuana or hashish once or twice in 2009
Target: 66.1 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-3.6 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of trying marijuana or hashish once or twice—12th graders
Baseline: 54.8 percent of 12th graders reported that they disapproved of people trying marijuana or hashish once or twice in 2009
Target: 60.3 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH/NIDA
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SA-4 Increase the proportion of adolescents who perceive great risk associated with substance abuse
SA-4.1 Increase the proportion of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years perceiving great risk associated with substance abuse—Consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on a single occasion once or twice a week
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Baseline: 42.5 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported that they perceived great risk associated with consuming five or more alcoholic drinks on a single occasion once or twice a week in 2015
Target: 46.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-4.2 Increase the proportion of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years perceiving great risk associated with substance abuse—Smoking marijuana once per month
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Baseline: 27.3 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported that they perceived great risk associated with smoking marijuana once per month in 2015
Target: 30.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-4.3 Increase the proportion of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years perceiving great risk associated with substance abuse—Using cocaine once per month
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Baseline: 56.7 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported that they perceived great risk associated with using cocaine once per month in 2015
Target: 62.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-5 (Developmental) Increase the number of drug, driving while impaired (DWI), and other specialty courts in the United States
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SA-6 Increase the number of States with mandatory ignition interlock laws for first and repeat impaired driving offenders in the United States
Baseline: 13 States had mandatory ignition interlock laws for first and repeat impaired driving offenders in 2009
Target: 51 (50 States and the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method: Total coverage
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Status of State Ignition Interlock Laws, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
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Screening and Treatment

SA-7 Increase the number of admissions to substance abuse treatment for injection drug use
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Baseline: 255,374 admissions to Level I and Level II trauma centers to substance abuse treatment programs for injection drug use were reported in 2006
Target: 280,911 admissions to Level I and Level II trauma centers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), SAMHSA
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SA-8 Increase the proportion of persons who need alcohol and/or illicit drug treatment and received specialty treatment for abuse or dependence in the past year
SA-8.1 Increase the proportion of persons who need illicit drug treatment and received specialty treatment for abuse or dependence in the past year
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Baseline: 18.3 percent of persons aged 12 years and over who needed illicit drug treatment reported that they received specialty treatment for abuse or dependence in the past year in 2015
Target: 20.1 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-8.2 Increase the proportion of persons who need alcohol and/or illicit drug treatment and received specialty treatment for abuse or dependence in the past year
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Baseline: 10.8 percent of persons aged 12 years and over who needed alcohol treatment and/or illicit drug treatment reported that they received specialty treatment for abuse or dependence in the past year in 2015
Target: 11.9 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-8.3 Increase the proportion of persons who need alcohol abuse or dependence treatment and received specialty treatment for abuse or dependence in the past year
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Baseline: 8.2 percent of persons aged 12 years and over who needed alcohol treatment reported that they received specialty treatment for abuse or dependence in the past year in 2015
Target: 9.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-9 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of persons who are referred for followup care for alcohol problems, drug problems after diagnosis, or treatment for one of these conditions in a hospital emergency department (ED)
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National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), CDC/NCHS
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SA-10 Increase the number of Level I and Level II trauma centers and primary care settings that implement evidence-based alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI)
Baseline: 325 Level I and Level II trauma centers met the criteria for implementing evidence-based alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in 2009
Target: 358 Level I and Level II trauma centers
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Trauma Registry System (TRACS), American College of Surgeons (ACS)
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Epidemiology and Surveillance

SA-11 Reduce cirrhosis deaths
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Baseline: 9.1 cirrhosis deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 8.2 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census
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SA-12 Reduce drug-induced deaths
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Baseline: 12.6 drug-induced deaths per 100,000 population occurred in 2007 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population)
Target: 11.3 deaths per 100,000 population
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Vital Statistics System-Mortality (NVSS-M), CDC/NCHS; Bridged-race Population Estimates, CDC/NCHS and Census
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SA-13 Reduce past-month use of illicit substances
SA-13.1 Reduce the proportion of adolescents reporting use of alcohol or any illicit drugs during the past 30 days
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Baseline: 14.2 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported use of alcohol or any illicit drugs during the past 30 days in 2015
Target: 12.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-13.2 Reduce the proportion of adolescents reporting use of marijuana during the past 30 days
Baseline: 6.7 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported use of marijuana during the past 30 days in 2008
Target: 6.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-13.3 Reduce the proportion of adults reporting use of any illicit drug during the past 30 days
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Baseline: 10.2 percent of adults aged 18 years and over reported use of any illicit drug during the past 30 days in 2015
Target: 9.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-14 Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages
SA-14.1 Reduce the proportion of students engaging in binge drinking during the past 2 weeks—high school seniors
Baseline: 25.2 percent of high school seniors reported that they engaged in binge drinking during the past 2 weeks in 2009
Target: 22.7 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
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SA-14.2 Reduce the proportion of students engaging in binge drinking during the past 2 weeks—college students
Baseline: 41.1 percent of college students reported that they engaged in binge drinking during the past 2 weeks in 2008 2007 college students reported that they engaged in binge drinking during the past 2 weeks in 2008
Target: 37.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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SA-14.3 Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking during the past 30 days—adults aged 18 years and older
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Baseline: 26.9 percent of adults aged 18 years and over reported that they engaged in binge drinking during the past 30 days in 2015
Target: 24.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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SA-14.4 Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking during the past month—adolescents aged 12 to 17 years
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Baseline: 5.8 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported that they engaged in binge drinking during the past month in 2015
Target: 5.2 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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SA-15 Reduce the proportion of adults who drank excessively in the previous 30 days
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Baseline: 27.8 percent of adults aged 18 years and over reported that they drank excessively in the previous 30 days in 2015
Target: 25.0 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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SA-16 Reduce average annual alcohol consumption
Baseline: 2.3 gallons of ethanol per person aged 14 years and over were consumed in 2007
Target: 2.1 gallons per person
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System (AEDS); Population Estimates, Census
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SA-17 Decrease the rate of alcohol-impaired driving (.08+ blood alcohol content [BAC]) fatalities
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Baseline: 0.39 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled involved a driver or motorcycle rider with a BAC of .08 or greater in 2008
Target: 0.38 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled
Target-Setting Method: Maintain consistency with national programs, regulations, policies, and laws.
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Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT/NHTSA
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SA-18 Reduce steroid use among adolescents
SA-18.1 Reduce steroid use among 8th graders
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Baseline: 0.78 percent of 8th graders reported that they used steroids in the past year in 2009
Target: Not applicable
Target-Setting Method: This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
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SA-18.2 Reduce steroid use among 10th graders
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Baseline: 0.79 percent of 10th graders reported that they used steroids in the past year in 2009
Target: Not applicable
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SA-18.3 Reduce steroid use among 12th graders
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Baseline: 1.49 percent of 12th graders reported that they used steroids in the past year in 2009
Target: Not applicable
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SA-19 Reduce the past-year nonmedical use of prescription drugs
SA-19.1 Reduce the past-year nonmedical use of pain relievers
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Baseline: 4.7 percent of persons aged 12 years and over reported nonmedical use of pain relievers in the past year in 2015
Target: Not applicable
Target-Setting Method: This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
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SA-19.2 Reduce the past-year nonmedical use of tranquilizers
Baseline: 2.3 percent of persons aged 12 years and over reported nonmedical use of tranquilizers in the past year in 2015
Target: Not applicable
Target-Setting Method: This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
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SA-19.3 Reduce the past-year nonmedical use of stimulants
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Baseline: 1.96 percent of persons aged 12 years and over reported nonmedical use of stimulants in the past year in 2015
Target: Not applicable
Target-Setting Method: This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
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SA-19.4 Reduce the past-year nonmedical use of sedatives
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Baseline: 0.56 percent of persons aged 12 years and over reported nonmedical use of sedatives in the past year in 2015
Target: Not applicable
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SA-19.5 Reduce the past-year nonmedical use of any psychotherapeutic drug (including pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives)
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Baseline: 7.1 percent of persons aged 12 years and over reported nonmedical use of any psychotherapeutic drug in 2015
Target: 6.4 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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SA-20 Reduce the number of deaths attributable to alcohol
Baseline: 79,646 deaths attributable to the harmful effects of excessive alcohol use occurred in 2001–05 (average annual number)
Target: 71,681 deaths
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
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Alcohol Related Disease Impact System (ARDI), CDC
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SA-21 Reduce the proportion of adolescents who use inhalants
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Baseline: 2.7 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported that they used inhalants in the past year in 2015
Target: Not applicable
Target-Setting Method: This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
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National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
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Healthy People 2010 The HP2010 objective with the same definition was 26-15.
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