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Drug trends: The Vermont perspective
Perception of Harm | Vermont Crash Data 2018 Drug Impairment Categories | Polydrug Drug trends: The Vermont perspective Trooper Jay Riggen Vermont State Police St. Albans Field Station
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objective Increase awareness of Vermont’s drug trends to
Reduce FATAL and SERIOUS INJURY crashes and engagement in dangerous drugs
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The perception of harm 2017 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey:
66% report their parents would think it is wrong for them to use alcohol (2015: 72%) 76% report their parents would think it is wrong for them to smoke marijuana (2015: 80%) 36% believe binge drinking regularly “greatly risks harm” 24% believe using marijuana regularly “greatly risks harm” Several perceptions around use of and access to substances changed statistically in 2017: • Students were significantly LESS likely to believe: o Alcohol (68% vs 69%), marijuana (58% vs 62%), and cigarettes (55% vs 61%) are easy or very easy to get. o Their parents would think it was wrong for them to use alcohol (66% vs 72%), or marijuana (76% vs 80%) • Students were significantly MORE likely to believe it is wrong or very wrong for someone their age to smoke cigarettes (84% vs 78%) or drink alcohol (54% vs 53%). • A third of students (36%) believed people would greatly risk harm by binge drinking regularly. A quarter (24%) believed using marijuana regularly, and two-thirds (68%) believed smoking a pack or more of cigarettes would cause a great risk of harm. (revised question). Source:
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The perception of harm In the past 30 days…
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The perception of harm In the past 30 days…
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2018 Vermont crash data As of November 13, 2018: Fatalities: 57 Total – 39 vehicle operators, 15 passengers, 3 pedestrians
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2018 Vermont crash data Every year since 2013, cannabis involved fatalities have out-paced alcohol-only fatalities.
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2018 drug impairment categories
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2018 drug impairment categories
Toxicology results 2018 to date. Historically: CNS Depressants Cannabis Narcotic Analgesics Stimulants
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2018 drug impairment categories: Cannabis
As of 10/23/2018: Updated data on Vermont’s DRE confirmation toxicology on cases that are Delta-9 THC positive. “Cannabis only” means Delta-9 THC (and it’s metabolites) were the only substances detected in the sample. Discussion points: Legal limit 5 ng? (Colorado arbitrary) Majority of impairment cases are under 5 ng Polydrug prevalence = Cannabis and ?
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Polydrug More than one drug / drug category is present in >70% of Drug Influence Evaluations Alcohol + ? = Synergistic Effect Narcotic Analgesics + CNS Stimulants Cannabis + ? CNS Depressants + ?
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Polydrug As attention turns to heroin … Whack-a-Mole
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