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Cheryl Ann Burke, director of Indian River County Substance <br />Abuse Council, advised that fewer than 30 percent of 9th graders <br />have parents or guardians who talked about the harmful effect of <br />drugs. She cited the following comparative statistics from the <br />PRIDE survey: <br />PRIDE <br />1993 PRIDE Survey - 1990 PRIDE Survey - National Average <br />GRADES <br />CIGARETTE USE <br />4th & 5th 5.8 6.8 6.7 <br />6th - 8th 33.1 26.6 25.2 <br />9th 12th 42.4 30.8 37.7 <br />ALCOHOL USE <br />4th & 5th <br />14.4 <br />14.9 <br />11.1 <br />6th - 8th <br />33.3 <br />41.6 <br />31.6 <br />9th - 12th <br />58.9 <br />62.0 <br />56.5 <br />MARIJUANA USE <br />1.1 <br />19.0 <br />Wine Coolers <br />4th & 5th <br />1.9 <br />.2 <br />.8 <br />6th - 8th <br />10.2 <br />6.8 <br />4.8 <br />9th - 12th <br />25.7 <br />19.9 <br />16.4 <br />COCAINE USE <br />1.2 <br />Downers <br />0.9 <br />6th -12th <br />2.1 <br />1.8 <br />-- <br />INHALANT USE <br />1.2 <br />1.7 <br />4th - 5th <br />6.7 <br />5.7 <br />2.4 <br />6th - 12th <br />5.9 <br />6.3 <br />5.1 <br />WHERE DO MOST <br />STUDENTS USE <br />DRUGS AND ALCOHOL? <br />6 <br />through 12th <br />Grades <br />At School <br />At Home <br />Cigarettes <br />6.*2 <br />14.9 <br />Beer <br />1.1 <br />19.0 <br />Wine Coolers <br />0.8 <br />19.1 <br />Liquor <br />1.0 <br />15.1 <br />Marijuana <br />2.0 <br />3.9 <br />Cocaine <br />0.6 <br />0.9 <br />Uppers <br />1.1 <br />1.2 <br />Downers <br />0.9 <br />0.9 <br />Inhalants <br />3. <br />2.3 <br />Hallucinogens <br />1.2 <br />1.7 <br />Ms. Burke emphasized that Indian River County's figures are <br />above the national average in regard to all alcohol and drug abuse. <br />13 <br />LJAN <br />3 11994 BOOK . 91 D'uF 6 9 <br />