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i.V <br /> Alcohol is the most widely used and abused drug among U.S. youth, even more so than tobacco and <br /> illicit drugs. Alcohol is responsible for over 4,700 underage youth deaths every year. In 2010, <br /> emergency room visits by persons under 21 years of age accounted for about 189,000 visits due to <br /> injuries and other conditions related to alcohol.' <br /> Table 53 shows the percentage of middle students in Indian River and Florida, from 2004 —2014 who <br /> reported consuming alcohol in the past 30 days. The percentages decreased in Florida during this <br /> time, but have fluctuated considerably in Indian River. In fact, in 2010, 21.2% of the middle school <br /> students reported having used alcohol in the past 30 days in the county. From that point, there has <br /> been a considerable decrease in Indian River, with a low of 7.9% in 2014, which is considerably less <br /> than Florida's (10.1%). <br /> Table 53:Middle School Students Who Report Having Used Alcohol in the Past 30 days,Indian River,Florida,2004-2014 <br /> 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 <br /> Florida 20.3% 19.0% 17.3% 16.8% 12.3% 10.1% <br /> Indian River 19.3% 19.8% 17.8% 21.2% 12.8% 7.9% <br /> Source:FloridaCHARTS,Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey,2014 <br /> Compiled by:Health Council of Southeast Florida,2014 <br /> Table 54 shows the percentage of middle school students in Indian River and Florida in 2004—2014, <br /> who reported binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row in the past 2 <br /> weeks. The percentages in both Indian River and Florida have decreased from 2004 to 2014. Indian <br /> River's percentage, 3.3% is a bit lower than the state's 3.9%. <br /> Table 54:Middle School Students Reporting Binge Drinking,Indian River,Florida, 2004-2014 <br /> 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 <br /> Florida 8.5% 8.4% 6.2% 6.9% 4.7% 3.9% <br /> Indian River 7.7% 9.2% 7.6% 9.2% 3.8% 3.3% <br /> Source:FloridaCHARTS,Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey,2014 <br /> Compiled by:Health Council of Southeast Florida,2014 <br /> 5 <br /> _�=. alcohol Yiict-�hcrt ;und�ra�c-clnnhin�.hnn <br /> 46 I a — i ri ci I a Ci R i n ( fD fa '. i` h I CI Y P_ l 5 1 s P s S rn e n t 2 0 )_ 4 <br />