Steinberg Chapter 13

Question 1

According to a study of more than 10,000 American adolescents, what percent reported having had an anxiety disorder by age 18?

What percent of these individuals developed an anxiety disorder before turning 12?

Answer 1

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About what percent of all seniors report having abused alcohol? (had more than five drinks in a row, sometimes called binge drinking)

About what percent of high school seniors drink alcohol daily?

What percent of high school sophomores have been drunk at least once in the last month?
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About what percent of all 12th graders, 10th graders and 8th graders report having abused alcohol? (had more than five drinks in a row, sometimes called binge drinking)

Answer 4

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Question 5

By the time they are seniors in high school, what percent of teenagers have tried marijuana?

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Question 6

By the time they are seniors in high school, what percent of teenagers have tried cigarettes?

About what percent of high school seniors smoke daily?

Answer 6

34%

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Question 7

By the time they are seniors in high school, what percent of teenagers have used illicit drugs?

Answer 7

8%

Question 8

After marijuana and tobacco (34% and 66% respectively) what happens to the percentage of young people who have tried various other drugs?

Answer 8

It drops precipitously!

Question 9

What percent of high school seniors report having driven a car after drinking at least once in the past month (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014)

Answer 9

13%

Question 10

What percent of high school students have used amphetamines (like Adderall) obtained without a prescription?

Answer 10

12%

Question 11

What percent of high school students have used painkillers (like Vicodin or OxyContin) obtained without a prescription?

Answer 11

9%

Question 12

What percent of high school students have used tranquilizers (like Xanax or Valium) obtained without a prescription?

Answer 12

8%

Question 13

What percent of high school students have used sedatives (like Secondal) obtained without a prescription?

Answer 13

7%

Question 14

What percent of high school students have used inhalants?

Answer 14

7%

Question 15

What percent of high school students have used hallucinogens (like LSD)?

Answer 15

7%

Question 16

What percent of high school students have used ecstasy?

Answer 16

6%

Question 17

What percent of high school students have used cocaine?

Answer 17

5%

Question 18

What percent of high school students have used heroin?

Answer 18

2%

Question 19

Between 1985 and 2014 what are the trends in the proportion of high school seniors who report having used various drugs in the 30 days preceding the survey?
Alcohol?
Cigarettes?
Marijuana? 
Any illicit drug other than marijuana?

Answer 19

Alcohol: 65% to 38% (27% drop)

Cigarettes: 30% to 15% (15% drop)

Marijuana: 25% to 21% (4% drop)

Illicit drugs other than marijuana: 15% to 8% (7% drop)