1. PNA Results: Lewis County, NY

2. Cassie Forbus Hello! Coalition Coordinator
United Prevention Coalition of Lewis County &
Mountain View Prevention Services.

3. Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of HP
“The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.”
Carly Fiorina, Former CEO of HP

4. 1
Past 30-Day Use Data
Lewis County, NY

5. Background
Students were asked the question: How often in the past 30 days have you _______?
The National Average is from the Monitoring the Future data ( which only surveys grades 8, 10, and 12
The recorded responses marked any amount/occurrence more than 0 in doing the following:

6. Past 30- Day Use: Alcohol
National Average --
8.0
19.7
33.2

7. Past 30- Day Use: Cigarettes
National Average --
1.9
5.0
9.7

8. Past 30- Day Use: E-Cigarettes
National Average --
6.6
13.1
16.6

9. Past 30- Day Use: Marijuana
National Average --
5.5
15.7
22.9

10. Past 30- Day Use: Opioids
National Average --
1.1
1.6

11. Outcomes & Considerations
Across all grade levels, alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana past 30-day use is trending down.
In some areas we are higher than the national average.
Sample sizes have varied:
In 2018: 219 6th graders, 240 8th graders, th graders, and th graders were surveyed (906 youth total)
The total youth surveyed in other years:
students
students
The opioid 30 day use is an average of heroin, amphetamines, sedatives, and tranquilizers as the PNA separates all of these into specific questions.
More data will need to be collected in the next few years to assess trends with electronic cigarettes.

12. Perception of Risk Data2
Perception of Risk Data
Lewis County, NY

13. Background
Students were asked the question: How much do you think people risk harming themselves (physical or otherwise) in the following way?
The recorded responses believe there was Moderate Risk or Great Risk in doing the following:

14. Risk of Alcohol Usage

15. Risk of Cigarettes Use

16. Risk of Marijuana Use

17. Risk of Prescription Drug Use

18. Outcomes & Considerations
Great gains are made from 6th to 10th grade in perceived risk
Student exposure by Grade 12 may affect perceived risk
Greatest concern is that only 51.5% of 12th graders see a risk in marijuana use of 1 to 2 times a week

19. Perception of Peer Disapproval Data3
Perception of Peer Disapproval Data
Lewis County, NY

20. Background
Students were asked the question: How wrong do your friends feel it would be for you to ________________?
The recorded responses believe it was Wrong or Very Wrong to do the following:

21. Risk of Alcohol Usage

22. Risk of Cigarettes Use

23. Risk of Marijuana Use

24. Risk of Prescription Drug Use

25. Outcomes & Considerations
Perceived peer disapproval with prescription drugs is high across all grade levels
Perceived peer disapproval with alcohol, marijuana, and cigarettes use drops much more significantly from 6th to 12th grade

26. Perception of Parent Disapproval Data4
Perception of Parent Disapproval Data
Lewis County, NY

27. Background
Students were asked the question: How wrong do your parents feel it would be for you to _______________?
The recorded responses believe it was Wrong or Very Wrong to do the following:

28. Risk of Alcohol Usage

29. Risk of Cigarettes Use

30. Risk of Marijuana Use

31. Risk of Prescription Drug Use

32. Outcomes & Considerations
Perceived parent disapproval with prescription drugs is high across all grade levels
Perceived parent disapproval with marijuana is the lowest in 12th grades at 90%

33. 84.1%
Percentage of students in Lewis County that reported 0 occasions of alcohol use in the past 30 days (September 2018 PNA)

34. Accessibility to Alcohol5
Accessibility to Alcohol
Lewis County, NY

35. Questions were asked in regards to how alcohol was obtained.
Background
Questions were asked in regards to how alcohol was obtained.
Data is all grade levels together and smaller sample sizes (less students answered).
Where obtained: 227 students total
Where drank: 241 students total
Question regarding police is based on total percentage of all students who answered.

36. Obtainability

37. Accessibility

38. Consequences

39. Other Collected Information6
Other Collected Information
Lewis County, NY

40. Problem use data was collected in the following categories:
Background
Problem use data was collected in the following categories:
Binge Drinking
½ pack a day cigarette smoking
Drinking and Driving
Riding with a Drunk Driver

41. Binge Drinking (Past 2 weeks)
National Average --
3.7
9.8
16.6

42. Smoking ½ pack or more of cigarettes
National Average -- .2 .7
2.1

43. Drinking and Driving
National Average --
2.3
3.5
7.5

44. Riding with a Drinking Driver
National Average --
17.8
22.9

45. THANKS! Any questions? You can find me at @cforbus@mvpsny.org