Nationwide, 38.2% of students had watched television >3 hours/day on an average school day.
Source: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Youth Prevention

In 2003, approximately one in six youths (16.1 percent) reported that he or she had been approached by someone selling drugs in the past month.

In 2003, youths who perceived that their parents would "strongly disapprove" of their use of substances were much less likely to use those substances than youths who perceived that their parents would only "somewhat disapprove" or "neither approve nor disapprove."

Youth were asked if they liked going to school, if assigned schoolwork was meaningful and important, if their courses at school during the past year were interesting, if the things learned in school during the past year would be important later in life, and if teachers in the past year let them know that they were doing a good job with schoolwork. Youths who had positive attitudes about school were less likely to use substances than other students (75 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 indicated positive attitudes).

Youth who had engaged in delinquent behaviors (fighting, theft, handgun possession, selling drugs) were more likely to have used illicit drugs in the past month than other youths.

Among youth aged 12 to 17 in 2003 who attended religious services 25 times or more in the past year (32.8 percent of youths), 7.0 percent had used an illicit drug in the past month. Among youths attending less often or not at all, 13.4 percent reported past month illicit drug use. Among youths who agreed or strongly agreed that religious beliefs are a very important part of their life (76.7 percent of all youths), 8.8 percent had used an illicit drug in the past month. In contrast, among youths who disagreed or strongly disagreed with the statement, 19.2 percent had used an illicit drug in the past month.

Among youths aged 12 to 17 in 2003 who participated in two or more youth activities, such as band, sports, student government, or dance lessons (86.7 percent of youths), 10.4 percent had used an illicit drug in the past month. Among youths indicating one or no youth activities in the past year, 17.9 percent had used an illicit drug in the past month.
Source: The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)