Inhalants Still Pose Threat to Jersey Teens

From Shore News Today in Ocean City, New Jersey

New Jersey’s Department of Education has released findings from their annual Student Health Survey- a randomized assessment given to high school students from around the state addressing health related behaviors in six areas; safety and violence, tobacco use, alcohol and drug use, sexual behavior, dietary practice, and physical activity. The most recent survey results were collected in the spring of 2007 from a sample of 1,677 students enrolled in 29 public high schools across the state. Findings from the 2007 Student Health Survey reveal that ‘lifetime use of inhalants’ among teens has changed very little from data collections elicited in 2005; maintaining reductions from 2001 levels of lifetime use.

The New Jersey Student Health Survey has been administered to high school students since 1993 in a collaborative effort by the U.S. Department of Health and the U.S. Department of Law and Public Safety. The summary report, the detailed report, and data tables from the 2007 survey can be found at: http://www.nj.gov/education/students/yrbs/