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Alcohol Use Alcohol is the most widely used and abused drug among U.S. youth, even more so than tobacco and illicit drugs. Alcohol is responsible for over 4,700 underage youth deaths every year. In 2010, emergency room visits by persons under 21 years of age accounted for about 189,000 visits due to injuries and other conditions related to alcohol.' Table 53 shows the percentage of middle students in Indian River and Florida, from 2004 — 2014 who reported consuming alcohol in the past 30 days. The percentages decreased in Florida during this time, but have fluctuated considerably in Indian River. In fact, in 2010, 21.2% of the middle school students reported having used alcohol in the past 30 days in the county. From that point, there has been a considerable decrease in Indian River, with a low of 7.9% in 2014, which is considerably less than Florida's (10.1%). Table 53: Middle School Students Who Report Having Used Alcohol in the Past 30 days, Indian River, Florida, 2004-2014 Source: FloridaCHARTS, Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey, 2014 Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 Table 54 shows the percentage of middle school students in Indian River and Florida in 2004 — 2014, who reported binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks. The percentages in both Indian River and Florida have decreased from 2004 to 2014. Indian River's percentage, 3.3% is a bit lower than the state's 3.9%. Table 54: Middle School Students Reporting Binge Drinking, Indian River, Florida, 2004-2014 20042006 2006 2008 2012 2014 Florida 20.3% 19.0% 17.3% 16.8% 12.3% 10.1% Indian River 19.3% 19.8% 17.8% 21.2% 12.8% 7.9% Source: FloridaCHARTS, Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey, 2014 Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 Table 54 shows the percentage of middle school students in Indian River and Florida in 2004 — 2014, who reported binge drinking. Binge drinking is defined as having 5 or more drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks. The percentages in both Indian River and Florida have decreased from 2004 to 2014. Indian River's percentage, 3.3% is a bit lower than the state's 3.9%. Table 54: Middle School Students Reporting Binge Drinking, Indian River, Florida, 2004-2014 Source: FlondaCHARTS, Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey, 2014 Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 s http_ w w.cdc.gov'alcohol acct-sheets/underage-drinkin,.htm 46IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Florida 8.5% 8.4% 6.2% 6.9% 4.7% 3.9% Indian River 7.7% 9.2% 7.6% 9.2% 3.8% 3.3% Source: FlondaCHARTS, Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey, 2014 Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 s http_ w w.cdc.gov'alcohol acct-sheets/underage-drinkin,.htm 46IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014