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Substance Use <br />Table 57 shows the percentage of middle school students who reported using marijuana/hashish in the <br />previous 30 days. In 2014, 5.4% of middle school students in Indian River and 4.2% of students in <br />Florida reported marijuana/hashish use in the past 30 days. While Florida's rate of use decreased from <br />5.2% in 2006 to 4.2% in 2014, Indian River's rate increased during this time from 5.0% in 2006 to 5.4% <br />in 2014. <br />Table 57: Middle School Students Who Report Using Marijuana/Hashish in the Past 30 Days, 2004-2014 <br />Florida <br />Indian River <br />No data <br />No data <br />5.2% <br />5.0% <br />4.4% <br />5.4% <br />5.7% <br />7.6% <br />4.2% <br />5.0% <br />4.2% <br />5.4% <br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey, 2014 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />Table 58 shows the percentage of high school students who reported using marijuana/hashish in the <br />previous 30 days. In 2014, 19.8% of high school students in Indian River and 18.6% of students in <br />Florida reported marijuana/hashish use in the past 30 days. Both the state and county rates have <br />fluctuated over this time. <br />Table 58: High School Students Who Report Using Marijuana/Hashish in the Past 30 Days, 2004-2014 <br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey, 2014 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />48IPage - Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 <br />2004 <br />2006 <br />2008 <br />2010 <br />2012 <br />2014 <br />Florida <br />16.4% <br />16.0% <br />16.2% <br />18.6% <br />18.5% <br />18.6% <br />Indian River <br />13.0% <br />19.4% <br />17.4% <br />20.6% <br />19.5% <br />19.8% <br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Youth Risk Substance Abuse Survey, 2014 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />48IPage - Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 <br />