Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey


Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey, State Total - 2022
Listing of Indicators for the Selected YearOverall
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
High School Students Who Have Experienced at Least One Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)67.2 (66.3 - 68.1)
High School Students Who Lived With an Incarcerated Household Member23.3 (22.5 - 24)
High School Students Who Experienced Physical Neglect6.7 (6.2 - 7.1)
High School Students Who Experienced Emotional Neglect31.2 (30.4 - 32.1)
High School Students Who Have Experienced Four or More Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)21.4 (20.6 - 22.2)
High School Students Who Experienced Emotional Abuse17.1 (16.4 - 17.8)
High School Students Who Experienced Physical Abuse10.7 (10.1 - 11.3)
High School Students Who Experienced Sexual Abuse6.6 (6.1 - 7)
High School Students Whose Parents Are Separated or Divorced39.4 (38.5 - 40.4)
High School Students Who Experienced Physical Abuse in Their Household8.5 (8 - 9)
High School Students Who Experienced Substance Abuse in Their Household24.9 (24.1 - 25.7)
High School Students Who Experienced Mental Illness in Their Household32.9 (32 - 33.8)
Antisocial Behaviors
Students Who Have Attacked Someone With the Idea of Seriously Hurting Them in the Past 12 Months6.7 (6.4 - 7.1)
Students Who Have Been Arrested in the Past 12 Months1.7 (1.5 - 1.9)
Students Who Have Been Suspended From School in the Past 12 Months11.1 (10.6 - 11.5)
Students Who Have Carried a Handgun in the Past 12 Months6 (5.7 - 6.3)
Students Who Have Taken a Handgun to School in the Past 12 Months0.4 (0.3 - 0.5)
Students Who Have Sold Illegal Drugs in the Past 12 Months2 (1.8 - 2.2)
Students Who Have Stolen or Tried to Steal a Motor Vehicle in the Past 12 Months1.1 (1 - 1.2)
Attitudes Towards Antisocial Behaviors
Students Who Think It Is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Take a Handgun to School97.8 (97.7 - 98)
Students Who Think It Is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Steal Anything Worth More Than $583.2 (82.7 - 83.7)
Students Who Think It Is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Pick a Fight With Someone72.5 (71.9 - 73.1)
Students Who Think It Is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Attack Someone With the Idea of Seriously Hurting Them91 (90.6 - 91.3)
Students Who Think It Is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Stay Away From School All Day When Their Parents Think They Are at School79.1 (78.5 - 79.6)
Attitudes Towards Substance Use
Students Who Think It is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Drink Beer, Wine or Hard Liquor Regularly80.4 (79.8 - 80.9)
Students Who Think It is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Smoke Cigarettes93.6 (93.3 - 94)
Students Who Think It is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Smoke Marijuana78.3 (77.7 - 78.9)
Students Who Think It is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Vape Nicotine84.9 (84.5 - 85.4)
Students Who Think It is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Vape Marijuana83.1 (82.6 - 83.6)
Students Who Think It is Wrong for Someone Their Age to Use LSD, Cocaine, Amphetamines or Another Illegal Drug96.3 (96 - 96.5)
Students Whose Friends Feel It Would Be Wrong for Them to Have One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day87.9 (87.5 - 88.4)
Students Whose Friends Feel It Would Be Wrong for Them to Smoke Tobacco91.7 (91.3 - 92)
Students Whose Friends Feel It Would Be Wrong for Them to Smoke Marijuana77.6 (76.9 - 78.2)
Students Whose Friends Feel It Would Be Wrong for Them to Vape Nicotine80.7 (80.2 - 81.2)
Students Whose Friends Feel It Would Be Wrong for Them to Vape Marijuana80.8 (80.2 - 81.3)
Students Whose Friends Feel It Would Be Wrong for Them to Use Prescription Drugs Not Prescribed to Them94.3 (94 - 94.6)
Bullying
Students Who Have Ever Skipped School Because Someone Was Bullying Them8.9 (8.5 - 9.2)
Students Who Have Had Someone Hit, Kick, Shove Them, Cause Them Physical Harm/Injury or Taken Their Money or Belongings33.7 (33.1 - 34.3)
Students Who Have Been Taunted, Teased, Experienced Name-Calling or Been Excluded or Ignored By Others in a Mean Way58.3 (57.7 - 59)
Students Who Have Ever Been the Victim of Cyber-Bullying30.1 (29.5 - 30.7)
Students Who Have Repeatedly Hit, Kicked, or Shoved Someone, Caused Someone Physical Harm/Injury or Taken Someone'S Money or Belongings Without Their Permission16.4 (16 - 16.9)
Students Who Have Repeatedly Taunted, Teased, Name Called, Excluded or Ignored Another Person in a Mean Way29.4 (28.9 - 30)
Students Who Have Ever Cyber-Bullied Others12.8 (12.4 - 13.3)
Depressive Symptoms
Students Who Agree With the Statement 'Sometimes I Think That Life Is Not Worth It'33.3 (32.7 - 33.9)
Students Who Agree With the Statement 'At Times I Think I Am No Good at All'46.1 (45.5 - 46.8)
Students Who Agree With the Statement 'All in All, I am Inclined to Think That I am a Failure'30.7 (30.2 - 31.3)
Students Who Have Felt Depressed or Sad on Most Days47.3 (46.7 - 48)
Risk Behaviors
High School Students Who Have Ridden in a Car or Vehicle Driven by Someone Who Had Been Drinking Alcohol in the Past 30 Days13.5 (12.9 - 14.1)
High School Students Who Have Driven a Car or Other Vehicle When They Had Been Drinking Alcohol in the Past 30 Days3.3 (3 - 3.6)
High School Students Who Have Ridden in a Car or Other Vehicle by Someone Who Had Been Using Marijuana17.8 (17.1 - 18.6)
High School Students Who Have Driven a Car or Other Vehicle When They Had Been Using Marijuana6.4 (5.9 - 6.8)
Substance Use
Students Who Have Ever Drank Alcohol31 (30.3 - 31.7)
Students Who Have Drank Alcohol in the Past 30 Days11.8 (11.3 - 12.2)
High School Students Who First Had More Than Sip or Two of Beer, Wine, or Hard Liquor at Age 13 or Younger14.1 (13.4 - 14.7)
High School Students Who Started Drinking Alcoholic Beverages Regularly (at Least Once or Twice a Month) at Age 13 or Younger2.2 (1.9 - 2.4)
Students Who Engaged in Binge Drinking5.6 (5.2 - 5.9)
High School Students Who Have Ever Blacked Out11 (10.4 - 11.6)
Students Who Have Ever Used Marijuana or Hashish16 (15.4 - 16.5)
Students Who Have Used Marijuana or Hashish in the Past 30 Days8.3 (7.9 - 8.7)
Students Who Have Ever Vaped Marijuana13.2 (12.7 - 13.7)
Students Who Have Vaped Marijuana in the Past 30 Days6.8 (6.4 - 7.1)
High School Students Who First Smoked Marijuana at Age 13 or Younger6.5 (6.1 - 6.9)
High School Students Who First Vaped Marijuana at Age 13 or Younger4.2 (3.8 - 4.5)
High School Students Who Have Ever Used Synthetic Marijuana2.5 (2.2 - 2.8)
High School Students Who Have Used Synthetic Marijuana in the Past 30 Days0.8 (0.7 - 1)
Students Who Have Ever Used Inhalants5.7 (5.4 - 6)
Students Who Have Used Inhalants in the Past 30 Days1.6 (1.4 - 1.8)
Students Who Have Ever Used Club Drugs1 (0.9 - 1.2)
Students Who Have Used Club Drugs in the Past 30 Days0.4 (0.3 - 0.4)
Students Who Have Ever Used Methamphetamine0.7 (0.6 - 0.8)
Students Who Have Used Methamphetamine in the Past 30 Days0.3 (0.2 - 0.4)
Students Who Have Ever Used Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine (PCP), or Hallucinogenic Mushrooms2.6 (2.3 - 2.8)
Students Who Have Ever Used Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), Phencyclidine (PCP), or Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in the Past 30 Days0.6 (0.5 - 0.8)
Students Who Have Ever Used Cocaine or Crack Cocaine0.9 (0.8 - 1)
Students Who Have Used Cocaine or Crack Cocaine in the Past 30 Days0.3 (0.2 - 0.3)
Students Who Have Ever Used Prescription Depressants or Tranquilizers Without a Doctor's Orders2.4 (2.2 - 2.6)
Students Who Have Used Prescription Depressants or Tranquilizers Without a Doctor's Orders in the Past 30 Days0.7 (0.6 - 0.8)
Students Who Have Ever Used Prescription Pain Relievers Without a Doctor's Orders2.8 (2.6 - 3)
Students Who Have Used Prescription Pain Relievers Without a Doctor's Orders in the Past 30 Days1 (0.9 - 1.1)
Students Who Have Ever Used Over-the-Counter Drugs to Get High2.8 (2.6 - 3)
Students Who Have Used Over-the Counter Drugs to Get High in the Past 30 Days1 (0.9 - 1.2)
Students Who Have Ever Used Prescription Amphetamines Without a Doctor's Orders2.8 (2.6 - 3)
Students Who Have Used Prescription Amphetamines Without a Doctor's Orders in the Past 30 Days0.9 (0.8 - 1.1)
Students Who Have Ever Used Heroin0.4 (0.3 - 0.4)
Students Who Have Used Heroin in the Past 30 Days0.2 (0.1 - 0.2)
High School Students Who Have Ever Used a Needle to Inject Any Illegal Drug Into Their Body0.6 (0.4 - 0.7)
Tobacco Use
Students Who Ever Smoked Cigarettes7.1 (6.8 - 7.4)
Students Who Smoked Cigarettes in the Past 30 Days1.2 (1 - 1.3)
Students Who Ever Vaped Nicotine20.2 (19.6 - 20.8)
Students Who Vaped Nicotine in the Past 30 Days9.7 (9.3 - 10.1)
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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion, Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey (FYSAS).

  • Prevalence is excluded (blank cells or missing years of data) from the tables for any subpopulation with a sample size less than 30, which would yield statistically unreliable estimates. Prevalence is also excluded for years when the survey question was not asked or for counties and subpopulations where data was not weighted due to low participation rate. Trend lines may be suppressed for certain subpopulations if data is excluded.

  • Confidence intervals – Because the FYSAS is a survey and all estimates of prevalence are subject to random sample errors, we include 95% confidence intervals with each prevalence (%) in the tables. The confidence interval ranges appear below the prevalence estimates in parentheses.

  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • This is primary, quantitative data.