Adolescents, Young Adults, and Adults

Question 1

unintentional injuries of highschool students

Answer 1

-seat belt use, helmets, riding with drinker, driving while under influence
- decreasing since 1991
-new challenge: texting while driving

Question 2

violence of highschool students

Answer 2

-carrying a weapon, physical fights, dating violence,bullying, suicide ideation and attempts
-Men:weapons
-Women:sexual assault weapons

Question 3

tobacco use-highschool students

Answer 3

-1995 ~ 35%, today ~11%. White students more likely to smoke. Nicotine dependent by 18

Question 4

Unintentional Injury- College students

Answer 4

-Use of alcohol as a contributing factor
-Motor vehicle crashes when consume alcohol or riding in a car with someone drunk
-Swimming and boating after drinking
-Not wearing seatbelt

Question 5

Violence- College Students

Answer 5

-Weapons, fighting, suicide ideation/attempts
-Sexual asualt #1 victim is first semester female students

Question 6

Tobacco Use- College Students

Answer 6

• More educated less likely to use
• Top of list blue collar jobs, bottom healthcare professionals(except nurses- they are in the middle)
• Use by college students decreasing but vaping is up

Question 7

Alcohol Use-College Students

Answer 7

-More educated more likely to drink
binge drinking is a problem
-Fraternities are major contributors, sports(football)

Question 8

Risk Factor Examples

Answer 8

-Chaotic home environment
-Ineffective parenting
-Little mutual attachment and nurturing
-Inappropriate, shy, or aggressive classroom behavior
-Academic failure
-Low academic aspirations
-Poor social coping skills
-Affiliations with deviant peers
-Perceived external approval of drug use(peer, family, community)
-Parental substance abuse or mental illness