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HIP 2020 Objectives: Substance Abuse

Healthy Kids

  • Reduce the proportion of high school students who are current smokers from 17% to 10%.
  • Reduce the proportion of middle school students who had at least one drink of alcohol during the past month from 14% to 7%.
  • Reduce the proportion of middle school students who have ever used marijuana from 23% to 10%.

Healthy Adults

  • Decrease the proportion of adults 18-29 years who binge drink from 23% to 14%.
  • Reduce illicit drug use in adults 18-29 years from 15% to 7%.